Most visitors to Krak stay in the historic town of Hama and visit the castle on a day trip. Apamee Cham Palace Hotel: Abi Nawas Street, Hama. (963) 33 525335 or 525346.

Although fairytale to the modern eye, Krak des Chevaliers is no romantic castle of kings and maidens. Instead it is a fortification originally constructed to house 3,000 medieval Crusader knights ...

Even under Syria's intense sun, the windswept summit of Krak des Chevaliers is cooled by breezes that whip through arrow slits cut into the heavily-fortified structure. It stands as it has for ...