Petra, the legendary capital of the Nabataeans, is one of the most fascinating travel destinations in the world. You can wander for days through a breathtaking landscape, discovering more than 600 tombs with stunning rock-cut facades, mysterious burial complexes, cult sites on top of the mountains, enigmatic temples and votive niches along processional pathways, aqueducts and cisterns of an ingeniously conceived water management in the desert. Erected by the Nabataeans more than 2,000 years ago, many of the buildings were expanded during the Roman Empire, or transformed into Byzantine churches or Crusader castles in later times. This web guide offers you a wealth of in-depth information and curated photo tours, showing highlights, hidden gems, walks and trails - also off the beaten track, while conveying historical, religious and cultural contexts.

Covering more than 72,000 ha, the Wadi Rum Protected Area forms part of the Hisma desert of southern Jordan. This complex ecosystem of outstanding beauty, with a unique combination of colored landforms and archaeological remains, including thousands of petroglyphs and inscriptions, is recognized as a World Heritage Site since 2011.

The Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea is a fascinating natural, cultural, spiritual, and therapeutic landscape. The Dead Sea, an interior hypersaline lake of 80 km length, lies about 430 meters below sea level, which makes its shores the lowest point on earth. It is also considered the largest natural spa in the world, for its healing properties renowned since Antiquity. Its geographic position on a major trade crossroads, the rich alluvial soils, and the availability of water from perennial springs facilitated human settlements, creating a rich cultural heritage that has spanned more than 10,000 years. The area along Jordan's southeast Dead Sea coast, known today as the Southern Ghor, is believed to have been home to the five "Cities of the Plain" mentioned in the Old Testament: Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim, and Zoar. In the Bible, the Dead Sea is referred to as the "Sea of Salt," and Arab writers call it the "Sea of Lot".

The summit of the Siyagha, 700 m above the Jordan Valley overlooking the NE part of the Dead Sea, is believed to be Mount Nebo, the place where Moses - the prophet revered by the three monotheistic religions - has been shown the Promised Land, and where he died. Today, Mount Nebo is an active Memorial, Franciscan monastery, and archaeological site that attracts visitors from the whole world, not only because of its historical and religious significance, but also because of the outstanding artistic value of the architectural remains and Byzantine mosaics that it preserves and displays.