Holly begins her journey in Syria’s second largest city, the ancient trading centre of Aleppo, and checks into the one of the cities most famous landmarks, Hotel Baron. After a visit to Aleppo’s ancient markets and the impressive Citadel, Holly heads out of town on a day trip to see the awe-inspiring Greco Roman city of Apamea and the Dead Cities. Holly then boards a train into Syria’s coastal mountains to visit two of the most impressive Crusader castles ever built, Saladin’s Castle and Krak de Chevalier, before heading south to the country’s capitol city, Damascus. For the final leg of her journey, Holly heads east into the Syrian desert to the legendary desert oasis of Palmyra.