Apamea — Syria's Great Colonnade

Apamea is one of Syria's great ancient cities — a Hellenistic-Roman city on the Orontes whose most famous feature is a colonnaded street nearly 2 km long, among the longest in the ancient world. Its spiral-fluted columns set it apart from any other site.

What to see

• The Great Colonnade — a paved Roman avenue lined with hundreds of columns, some with Corinthian capitals, some with rare spiral fluting.
• The citadel (Qalaat al-Mudiq) and an Ottoman khan that now holds a mosaic museum.

An honest note

Apamea is magnificent, but it suffered heavy illegal digging during the war years. Even so, the colonnade still stands and still takes your breath away.

Getting there

Apamea is about 55 km northwest of Hama — half a day, often combined with Hama or a central-Syria and coast route. We arrange a private trip with a driver who knows the way.

Wherever your road leads, we'll get you there.