Jericho & Around

Welcome to Jericho & Around

Local authorities proudly call Jericho the ‘world’s oldest continuously inhabited city' and this is no idle boast – archaeological evidence traces the city’s history back over 10,000 years. But despite the biblical stories, it was earthquakes rather than trumpets that proved Jericho's biggest challenge, levelling some of its most fantastic sites – such as Hisham's Palace – over the centuries... Read More