Things to Do

Guide

Things to Do

01

Crac des Chevaliers (Qal'at al-Hosn)

Greatest surviving Crusader castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
02

Church of St. Elias (Mar Elian)

Early Christian church with 7th-century murals discovered beneath plaster

Sight
03

Church of Umm Al Zunnar (the Virgin's Girdle)

Ancient church housing a relic said to be the Virgin's belt

Sight
04

Mosque of Khaled Ibn Al-Walid

Ottoman mosque housing a famed warrior's tomb

Sight
05

Great Mosque of al-Nuri

Ancient mosque built on the site of a Temple of Baal

Sight
06

Zihrawi Palace

Historic palace turned museum of popular traditions

Museum
07

Souks of Homs

Historic covered markets, heavily damaged in the civil war

Sight
08

Qattina Lake

Ancient reservoir lake 15 km south of Homs rich in birdlife

Sight
09

The Citadel

Ancient mound citadel built over the Temple of Baal.

Sight