Madaba is famous for its Mosaics that have been found all over the city and surroundings.<\/p>\n
I decided to go by myself so I took the minibus to Madaba with the locals and it went all well except I did not know when to exit and ended up at the out-of-town bus station and got to walk back downtown.<\/p>\n
Well, not too long as a shared taxi picked me up after 5 minutes and took me to the right place for the visit :).<\/p>\n
The most famous of these mosaics is the map of the holy land located inside the Saint George Church in Madaba. The book was raving about it, people I had met were raving about it… so I went and I got very disappointed. It is very damaged and only a small portion is left. Don’t get me wrong, it is a very fine mosaic with great representations of famous sites (Especially old Jerusalem with its walls and some of its most important sites) and offered a lot of information to historians and archaeologs when it was more complete. I think the buzz killed it for me!<\/p>\n There are also two archaeological site very close by that present great mosaics. I enjoyed these more than the map one actually.<\/p>\n Mount Nebo<\/strong><\/p>\n After lunch, I went to Mount Nebo located close by that is supposed to be where Moses was showed a view of the promised land by God and were God buried him later on.<\/p>\n There are great views of the surrounding landscapes from the top of the Mount. The church of Moses has been well restored by the Franciscans with some great mosaics.<\/p>\n The only thing is that I could have done without the tourist herd and their loud Shepperd (I mean guide) as I was trying to get a feel for the place :(.<\/p>\n Philadelphia’s Amphitheatre<\/strong><\/p>\n I finally decided I had seen enough mosaics for a day and got back to Amman. It was even hotter than the day before but it was already too late to be worth paying for access to a swimming pool so I resorted to find a nice place to relax and read some of my book.<\/p>\n As I had done before in Petra, I went to the old Roman amphitheatre as I knew it would offer enough shade. Also, you can seat high and have a good view of the surrounding area and the tourists visiting the place always offer enough animation to keep you entertained for hours :). The amphitheatre is nice but you might want to think before paying the entry fee if you only want to see it and go.<\/p>\n On the same topic of value, I would only visit Madaba and Mount Nebo if you have time after Petra, Jerash, Amman and the Dead Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, I decided to visit Madaba and Mount Nebo that are easily accessible on a day trip from Amman. Madaba Madaba is famous for its Mosaics that have been found all over the city and surroundings. I decided to go … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
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