Stefan Krasowski

Um er-Rasas Holidays

Umm Ar-Rasas is a small village around thirty kilometres from Madaba which was important in the Byzantine era. It's here that mosaics of the 8th century have been discovered, encouraging UNESCO to classify it as a World Heritage Site.

Visit Um er-Rasas

Art & Culture
Place or Historical Monument
Unesco World Heritage

Um er-Rasas: How to get there?

45 minutes from Madaba by car

Um er-Rasas: See when to go?

All year round

Um er-Rasas: For how long?

One day

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Um er-Rasas: What to see nearby?

What our travellers think of their stay

Camille Griffoulieres

Travel writer

My suggestion

Take a guide that will explain the meaning of these enormous Byzantin frescos.

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