the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in Wadi Musa, Jordan. As visitors ...

Imagine walking into Petra, Jordan without the hustle and bustle of tourists clamoring over each other for photos and mule ...

Petra is home to more than 600 hypogea, tombs carved into the rocky ... Heading south through what is now Jordan, he overheard people talking about a city located near Jebel Haroun, where the ...

Petra is one of the most iconic destinations in the world. Even those who don't know anything about the country of Jordan ...

Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets ... all carved directly into the sandstone mountains which give the city its unique atmosphere.

Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilisation ... following centuries of abandonment. While much of the city is gone, many of its monumental structures remain, carved straight into ...

One of the few entryways into Petra is a ... of which Petrans carved elaborate monuments into the soft rock. Lonely Planet Images Traders from Egypt and Greece traveled the city's main road ...

Yes, it's Jordan! Tourism is a business of peace that unites even Republicans and Democrats. Luckily, these two members of ...

The main trail to the Treasury – the rock-hewn tomb hand-carved by the Nabataen civilisation millennia ago – is eerily quiet. Rounding the last bend of Petra’s twisting sandstone canyons, I count no ...

There’s a reason it took so long for the world to learn of Petra ... only adding to the city’s allure. Although it’s not mandatory, leaving a tip goes down well in Jordan and 10-15 per ...