The Last Tourists in Syria? - Part 1
A train journey across Europe to visit Syria after the uprising began in spring 2011. 58 minutes.
A six-day train journey from London via Vienna, Bucharest, Istanbul and Adana. Visits to Aleppo, San Simeon, the forgotten cities from the Byzantine era, Saladin's castle, eastern orthodox Christian churches, the remains of the Roman town of Apamea, and a stay at the desert monastery of Mar Mousa on the road to Damascus.