Discover Syria & Lebanon

Smile your thanks when the elderly caretaker of a Damascus house opens the door just for you

Test-drive your Arabic as you fly through the Syrian desert in a 1960s Dodge taxi

What conflict? Find your peace hiking amid waterfalls, hermitages and monasteries in Lebanon"s gorgeous Qadisha Valley

Lather up with olive oil soap from Aleppo"s famous souq - and learn how to pick one fit for a queen

In This Guide:

Three authors, 140 days of on-the-road research, one international conflict, countless invitations to tea

Ask the archaeologist: all your questions on Syria"s stunning ruins answered by a specialist

Get the local lowdown: special color chapter featuring travel tips from Syrians and Lebanese