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Castle Alhsn crusade fortess in Syria, bombed in 2013.

Damage to ancient Syria and its people remains a mystery

What Syria was like for tourists before the war tore it apart.

  • by Tim Richards
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Frequent Flyer: Paul Bangay

I am not big on resorts, preferring to stay in small boutique hotels and avoiding anything tropical.

  • by Jane Reddy
Japanese trucker Toshifumi Fujimoto holds his cameras in front of damaged buses in Aleppo's old city in Syria.

Bored truck driver becomes 'war tourist' in Syria

Japanese trucker Toshifumi Fujimoto puts his life on the line during his holidays.

Maya

Many faces of a troubled land

A land of time, of myth, of warmth, of callousness and of the power hungry – Syria is a land of spirit. As Maya Irvine, a Syrian friend now living in Abu Dhabi, told Daisy Dumas, "it will survive". I spoke to her about her memories of a childhood in Syria.

  • by Daisy Dumas
Maya

A love letter to the old Syria

In a corner of the old city of Damascus, along the street called Straight and beyond the Bab Sharki's backgammon set hawkers, lies a convent.

  • by Daisy Dumas
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Top 10 countries to visit in 2011

Lonely Planet has drawn on the knowledge, passion and kilometres travelled by its staff, authors and online community to present the Top 10 Countries to visit in 2011.

A Syrian worker prepares sweets a week before the holiest days of the Muslim calendar

In the footsteps of ancients

The well-preserved remains of Byzantine-era villages and monastic settlements contain a wealth of artefacts from long-dead cultures.

  • by Kevin Rushby
Syria

Tales from the souk

In dead cities and crowded bazaars, Helen Anderson discovers a rebel queen, musical corsets and living treasures.

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The cheeky side of Syria

The rumours are true: beneath the hijab it's tight black jeans, stilettos and leopard-prints.

Fine delights ... baked sweets at a market Damascus.

Souk and you will find

Stephanie Clifford-Smith lets her taste buds lead the way through the bustling markets of Syria.