you can't visit Damascus without walking through this amazing souq. I highly recommend!

crowded, but deserves a walk to see all the shops and dont be afraid do enter the small streets

i relly love itso much i what with my family and i buy lots of suttfe and i eat icecearm

My trip to Damascus came with no expectations. It was not my first trip there, but for some reason, every scene in Damascus was full of the charm that one only encounters during the first visit to a new city. Bring a camera, and comfortable shoes-- you'll be doing a lot of walking! For more - http://www.culeenary.com/?p=128

Went to Damascus backpacking with my wife (me 61 wife 59) booked nice small hotel in centre and spent 4 days there. The souk was great, very tall with a corrugated iron roof and lots of small shops selling everything. It is in a walled city centre with the marvellous Omyad Mosque in the centre, lots of very narrow back... More

Syria’s most famous traditional covered market, dusty, bustling arcade with the sun dappling down from the holes in its roof. The souk, named after the 19th century Ottoman Sultan, offers a range of handicrafts, as well as more everyday items and is much more traditional than touristy. Next to it Straight Street, also known as Madhat Basha, sells traditional clothes,... More