Raffles DubaiConstructed in the shape of a pyramid, Raffles is a trendy hotspot with magnificent oversized rooms (with balconies) mixing Asian and Middle Eastern layout accents, and bathrooms dressed in natural Egyptian stone, boasting whirlpool baths and walk-in showers. Zeitgeist-capturing in-room touches contain all light and electronic equipment controlled by a … [Read more...]
20 Best Tourist Attractions in Beirut
National Museum of BeirutSituated on the former Green Line, this is Beirut's important cultural establishment. Its impressive, beautifully exhibited collection of archaeological artefacts provides a wonderful summary of Lebanon's history as well as the civilisations that influenced this cultural crossroads. Highlights include the most famous, much-photographed … [Read more...]
30 Best Tourist Attractions in Dubai
Burj Al ArabThe Burj's graceful shape -- supposed to evoke the sail of a dhow (a conventional wooden freight container ) -- would be to Dubai exactly what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Completed in 1999, this epic landmark sits in an artificial island also includes its own helipad and a fleet of chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce limousines. Past the dramatic lobby, with … [Read more...]
20 Best Tourist Attractions in Amman
CitadelThe region called the Citadel sits on the maximum mountain in Amman, Jebel Al Qala'a (roughly 850m above sea level), also is the site of historical Rabbath-Ammon. Occupied because the Bronze Age, it is surrounded with a 1700m-long wall, that has been rebuilt several times during the Bronze and Iron Ages, in Addition to the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods. … [Read more...]
30 Best Tourist Attractions in Tehran
Golestan PalaceThe glories and excesses of the Qajar rulers are performed across this complicated of expansive buildings adorned with painted tiles and place around an elegant backyard that is well worth seeing in its own right. There are different tickets for nine distinct segments, which you want to purchase in the gate: the ones worth paying extra for would be the … [Read more...]
30 Best Tourist Attractions in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Museum of ArtThe contemporary'envelope' construction by American architect Preston Scott Cohen is one of many reasons to go to this impressive gallery situated on the eastern border of town center. There is a massive amount to see (including art activities for youngsters ), but definitely the highlight will be the excellent collection of Impressionist and … [Read more...]
30 Best Tourist Attractions in Jerusalem
Church of the Holy SepulchreFour magnificent arches, their lintels richly adorned with Crusader crosses, herald the entry to one of Christianity's most holy sites. The church is considered by most Christians to be constructed within the biblical Calvary, or Golgotha, where Jesus was nailed to the cross, died and rose from the dead. For the last 16 centuries, pilgrims … [Read more...]
30 Best Tourist Attractions in Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Zayed Grand MosqueRising majestically from manicured gardens and observable in the bridges linking Abu Dhabi Island to the mainland, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is an amazing welcome to the city. With over 80 marble domes to a roof-line held aloft by 1000 columns and punctuated by four 107m-high minarets, it is a masterpiece of contemporary Islamic … [Read more...]
35 Best Tourist Attractions in Tirana, Albania
ButrintEarly in the morning, prior to the tourist crowds arrive and if the stones are still tinged from the yellow sunrise light, you may just envision the historical walls of Butrint are whispering secrets to you of long-past resides. Easily the most beautiful and romantic -- not to say biggest -- of Albania's historical sites, Butrint, 18km south of Saranda, is well … [Read more...]
18 Best Tourist Attractions in Sorrento, Italy
Museo Correale di TerranovaEast of town centre, this extensive museum is well worth a visit if you are a clock collector, a archaeological egghead or to delicate ceramics. Besides this abundant range of 16th- to 19th-century Neapolitan arts and crafts (such as extraordinary examples of marquetry), you will discover Japanese, European and Chinese jewelry, clocks, … [Read more...]