Half-day route
The craft line through Old Damascus
A slow route through gates, covered markets and the living craft traditions that still shape the Old City.
- Start
- Bab Touma gate, Old Damascus
- Duration
- 3–4 hours
- Best time
- Morning
- Getting around
- On foot throughout
- Effort
- Easy, on uneven historic paving
An editorial route plan
The route, stop by stop
- 1
Stop 1
Bab Touma
Start at the gate and read the masonry before entering the narrower lanes.
- 2
Stop 2
Al-Hamidiyah
Follow the rhythm of the vault, shopfronts and the passages that branch from the main market.
- 3
Stop 3
A maker’s stop
Choose a working craft studio that welcomes visitors; qasiun.com is building a verified list.
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