Damascus Vacations, Damascus Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Damascus Vacation Guide

Damascus, one of the oldest cities in the world, in the matter of fact, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It's history dates back to the 10th Century BC.

In our days, the city is the capital of Syria, about 6 million people live in the city. A Muslim majority and Christian minority live in peace and harmony, a heaven of political stability in a region torn by political conflicts.

The city has much to offer, a mixture of the past and the present. Damascus is the people who lives in it... A strange mixture of communities, different in traditions, believes and political views, yet in a magical way united under the summer sky of Damascus.

The main souq has a very long main artery with a curved metal roof. The shops have modern glass storefronts and sell a large variety of items. It is definitely primarily focused on daily shoppers and not tourists. There was a bustling crowd. Men with large coffee pots and cups were walking through selling drinks. The buyer would stand there and drink it and after he was done the guy would wash the glass and use it for another customer. There were stores that sold only hookah and prayer beads. There were stores filled with the latest fashion for the Muslim woman with colorful head scarves and beaded dresses.
Everywhere you go the offer of having a drink of arabic tea will be given!

In July and August it gets very hot but the humidity is low, what makes it a good place for heat lovers, or for swimming pools fans. However summer nights are just great. It rains often in October and November, sometimes it snows in January and February, and early spring in February then in March it gets cold again, The wind blows in April and brings Spring along with it, and the smell of Jasmine fools men into falling in love.

Damascus is a city of love and magic, at least through my eyes, behind every door and every smile a hidden love story. The smells, the colors of Orange and Red, makes it exotic in one sin, and warm in another. Nothing can be compared with a walk in the old city at 3am, and a taboo Frensh-kiss with your loved one.