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The first day from Türkiye: Cilvegözü, Öncüpınar, and the road south
Where we meet, how the border morning usually goes, and why the first day is more waiting than sightseeing.
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Sham Tourism • Blog
Stories from the road between Türkiye and Syria.
Travel notes, local tips, and city stories from the routes we know best — written for guests planning a journey with Sham Tourism.
- Travel Notes
- Local Tips
- TR • SY Stories
8 articles
A walking day in old Damascus
The Umayyad Mosque, Al-Hamidiyah, and the streets between them, at a pace you can keep.
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Aleppo: the citadel and the stone streets below it
Why the citadel is the easy landmark, and what the old quarters still feel like at street level.
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Maaloula and Saidnaya on the 5-day route
Two mountain stops between Damascus and the road north, and what you actually do there.
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Syrian food if you already cook Turkish food
Familiar dishes under different names, and a few things that will still surprise you.
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