Site of Palmyra

what a place

the ruins are still there and mostly in tact. The city itself didn't fare so well but hoping they can get back on their feet in the very near future

Beautiful Historic Site Re-Born

Palmyra is breathtaking in magnitude despite destruction from the war. You feel so small walking through the various procession streets, taking in all the columns and the ancient structures. There is ...

Glad I saw it

I was lucky enough to visit Palmyra before the war. It was one of the best preserved Roman era sites in the Middle East. There was a hotel right next to the ruins. It wasn't very crowded, and you coul...

Best Roman Ruins in the World

You can go to Italy and see a lot of Roman ruins. But the crowds kill you. You can go to Palmyra and see the most spectacular Roman ruins with about six souls in sight and the only people hassling y...

Palmyra

I visited Palmyra in June 2005 and besides the bedouins who live there me and a friend and my daughter were the only people there, absolutely beyond beautiful. My daughter hired a horse from a bedouin...