Krak des Chevaliers

Homs Governorate · Syria

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
March to May
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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A vast Crusader fortress on a hilltop between the coast and the interior, ringed by concentric walls and towers. Its great hall, chapel, and moat make it one of the best-preserved medieval castles anywhere.

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