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 ...

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

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.

But the Arabic term, al-madina al-ward ah (rose-colored city), far better evokes the beauty of this enigmatic site. Located in western Jordan ... carved from sandstone. One of the first sights is ...

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 ...

With thousands of years of history carved into the rocks, the Rose City’s architectural beauty and links to a forgotten past are as beguiling as ever, says Paul Stafford ...