Homs Travel Information and Travel Guide - Syria

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Introducing Homs

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With a history stretching back to the 1st millennium BC, Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, at one time gave birth to a dynasty of Roman emperors, and under the Byzantines was an important centre of Christianity. These days, its Christian neighbourhood is one of Syria’s most welcoming and relaxed, and Homs’ citizens are some of the country’s friendliest. That, combined with the city’s myriad leafy parks and gardens, sprawling al fresco coffee shops, outdoor corn-on-the-cob stands and restored souq where artisans still work, make Homs a wonderful place to kick back for a couple of days.