‘‘Your tour was canceled. I am sorry,” my hotel manager in Hama, Syria, said to me, shrugging his shoulders. All morning I had been anxiously awaiting my departure for Krak des Chevaliers, a Crusader ...
Krak des Chevaliers (“Castle of the Knights”) is a fortress built by European crusaders in Syria. It is one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world, and one of the best examples ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Located on a 2,000 foot ridge overlooking the Syrian plains, this medieval fortress combined Eastern and Western architecture to create the ...
BEIRUT — The music was pulsing as colored lights danced across the crowd. The DJs kept the party going until dawn. It was like any other rave, expect this one was held at a medieval castle, Krak des ...