Palmyra

Where we stayed - Al-Nakheel Hotel

View of Palmyra from the Citadel

Citadel at sunset

From Hama we headed into the desert to visit Syrias 'must see' sight, the beautiful ancient ruins of Palmyra. Our first night there we headed up to the hiltop citadel, where you get spectacular sunset views of the ruins. You can literally see the ruins turning a lovely rose colour before your eyes, it's amazing.

Palmyra with the Citadel in the distance

The next day we were up early and headed out to the ruins before it got too hot, for a bit of exploring. We were virtually the only people out at the site (it was 7am after all), so we took full advantage of wandering around without hordes of other tourists.