Creating a self-guided walk to explore Damascus is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Al Badra'eya Mosque
Al Dahdaah Graveyard
Al Harikah Square
Al Khadraa Palace
Al Minshieh Park
Al-Buzuriyah Souq
Al-Gharbiyya Minaret
Al-Hamidiyah Souq (must see)
Al-Tawbah Mosque
Alqtapi House
Azm Palace (must see)
Bab Kisan (The Kisan Gate) (must see)
Bab Touma Area
Bab ash-Sharqi (must see)
Bab el Saghir Cemetery
Babel Faradees (Gate of Paradise)
Babel Faraj
Babel Jaabiyah
Bardbeg (Moaalaq) Mosque
Cathedral of St. George Orthodox
Chapel of Ananias (must see)
Damascus Citadel (must see)
Damascus Straight Street (must see)
Darol Hadeeth Al Ashrafiah
Darwish Pasha Mosque
Dheraar Ben Alazwar Mosque
Fathy Pasha Mosque
Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral
Hammam Bakri
Hejaz Railway Station (must see)
Khan As'ad Pasha Al-Azem
Khan az-Zeit (must see)
Madrasah Al-Osrooniah
Madrassa az-Zahariyya
Maktab Anbar (must see)
Malek Seifoddin Tower
Mamluk Tengiz's Mosque
Midhat Basha Bazaar
Minaret of Jesus
Minaret of the Bride
National Center of Visual Arts
National Museum of Damascus (must see)
Nordin Old Hospital Museum (Bimaristan) (must see)
Orthodox Armenian Church
Qalaa Garden
Qasr Naasan
Roman Arch (must see)
Roman Temple of Jupiter
Saladin's Mausoleum (must see)
Sanjaq Daar Mosque
Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque (must see)
Sebahiya Mosque
Shukri al-Quwatli House
Sinan Pasha Mosque
St. Mary's Cathedral
Statue of Saladin (must see)
Sultan Sulayman Mosque
Syrian Catholic Church
Takiyya Suleimaniah Souq
Umayyad Mosque (must see)
Yalboogha Mosque
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :
