Royal palaces of saudi arabia: Secrets of the Saudi royal family’s incredible homes

Three historic Saudi Arabian palaces being transformed into ultra-luxury hotels

Visitors to Saudi Arabia will soon be able to get a glimpse of what royal life used to be like in the kingdom, with a stay at one of several historic palaces being converted into five-star hotels.

Unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the new hotel company Boutique Group has plans to transform some of the kingdom’s most prominent palaces into opulent hotels that present a “story of heritage and hospitality.”

Owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the company says it will also create new hospitality experiences, covering everything from dining and wellness to “exclusive services” – although no more information on what these will entail has been given.

A rendering of Tuwaiq Palace hotel, set to open in Riyadh. Photo: PFI

Two palaces in Riyadh and one in Jeddah are first on the agenda for the ultra-luxury hotel company, and guests can expect traditional Arabian hospitality at the properties which will showcase the kingdom’s rich culture and heritage to visitors from across the world.

“The Crown Prince’s launch of the Boutique Group underlines PIF’s mandate to unlock the capabilities of promising sectors in Saudi Arabia that can help drive the diversification of the economy and contribute to non-oil GDP growth,” said Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund.

“The group will enhance the kingdom’s already unique tourism offerings, strengthening Saudi Arabia’s position as a leading regional and international tourism and cultural destination and contributing to Saudi Vision 2030.”

Here’s what we know so far about each of the first palaces set to be converted into hotels …

Al Hamra Palace, Jeddah

Al Hamra Palace on the corniche in Jeddah. Photo: PFI

Originally built in the 1950s during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Al Hamra Palace was converted into a hospitality palace in 1971.

It became the place where the most prominent international public figures and VIP guests from around the world were received, including former US president Richard Nixon and former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.

The structure near Jeddah’s corniche showcases traditional Arab-Islamic architecture and Andalusian-style influences including arched gateways, slanted roofs and a facade crafted from Riyadh stone, a sandy-coloured limestone that’s quarried in the kingdom.

Boutique Group will launch Al Hamra Palace as a 77-key hotel, inclusive of 33 luxury palace suites and 44 luxury villas. With towering palm trees and views over the city’s coastline, guests checking in will enjoy first-rate hospitality including their own private butler service.

Tuwaiq Palace, Riyadh

One of Riyadh’s most historical and cultural landmarks is Tuwaiq Palace in the Diplomatic Quarter. Built in 1980 overlooking Wadi Hanifa and the capital’s cityscape, the building was originally erected as a cultural club.

Sprawling across nearly 110,000 square kilometres of space, it was a place for recreation, restaurants, conferences, social events and more.

Paying tribute to desert fortresses and traditional Bedouin tents, the palace was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1998. The building’s unique design has an 800-metre-long living wall and the striking “heart tent”, a mesmerising colourful structure made from pieces of stained glass.

Guests checking in here will be able to see a lot of traditional architecture from Saudi Arabia’s central Najd region, such as the introverted courtyard to help create shade, fortress-like walls to insulate from the summer heat and small window openings to minimise solar gain.

Lush gardens surround the palace, which will open as a 96-key hotel, inclusive of 40 palace suites and 56 private villas.

Red Palace, Riyadh

A rendering of the new hotel to open in the Red Palace in Riyadh. Photo: PFI

With its distinctive red exterior, the Red Palace in Riyadh’s Al Fouta neighbourhood was completed in 1944 for Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz, who reigned from 1953 to 1964.

The 16-suite palace was the first reinforced concrete and steel building in the capital and was the royal residence for many years. As a place for greeting heads of states and other important visitors, the walls of this building undoubtedly bore witness to a number of key political decisions and historic events for the region.

After King Saud’s move to Al-Nasriya Palace in 1953, the Red Palace became the office of the Saudi Council of Ministers office and subsequently the Board of Grievances, until 1987.

It is a place of grandeur and history and will operate as a boutique 71-key hotel with 46 luxury suites and 25 guest rooms.

Hotels opening in 2022 – in pictures:

A rendering of Anantara Mina Al Arab Ras Al Khaimah Resort, which is scheduled to open in late 2022. Photo: Anantara.com

Updated: January 26, 2022, 3:51 PM

The Royal Palaces

The Royal Palaces

The Royal Court compound is called the Maqar
(headquarters). The offices and palaces were established there because the armies of the
Arab revolt camped there when they liberated Amman in 1918. When the Monarchy was
established in Jordan during the early 1920s, Emir (later King) Abdullah took
up temporary residence in a small building in central Amman close to the Roman
amphitheater. It was later decided that the Royal Court should move to a more suitable
area. The Court now lies on a hill in the old sector of Amman, close to the railway
station near Ammans Marka Airport. This is what is known today as the Royal Palaces,
the property of the Crown.

Construction on the site began in 1925.
Raghadan Palace was the first to be built in the new compound. King Abdullah used to refer
to Raghadan as the “big one”. Later, a second smaller house was built, to which
the King referred to as “the little one”, or at times, “the middle
one”. A third, was referred to as the “top one” or, to go by its
proper name, Al-Mawa, meaning literally, the “Sanctuary”.

The Court now encompasses many older
buildings that were constructed during the early reign of His Majesty King Abdullah, which
were used as living quarters for the King as well as other members of the Royal Family.
Notably at that time, quarters used by the British Resident were very close. That same
building is today used as the home of Their Royal Highnesses Prince El Hassan and Princess
Sarvath.

Raghadan Palace:

The word Raghadan originates from the Arabic
verb, “raghad” to reflect a comfortable life.

When Raghadan was built in 1926, it cost
1,600 to build. Stones from the southern town of Maan were used for the exterior.
Its windows were made from colored glass to resemble the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The
wood work in the palace generally and the Throne Hall in particular was of exceptional
beauty. It became the home of King Abdullah and his family, and was also used as offices
for the Royal Court.

It underwent some renovation over the years, the latest was to take place during
the late 1980s following a fire that destroyed the roof in 1983. The latest
restoration and expansion were comprehensive. It included new flooring in the Throne Hall
and to several other rooms. In particular, the former ceiling fresco in the Throne Hall
depicting Islamic art was remade to its original beauty and the same Islamic architectural
features of the original building as well as the exterior outlook were all preserved.

A
special galleried area on the ground floor, which came to be known as “al-Maqqar
al-A’la”, meaning, a form of a sublime sanctuary, was used by King Abdullah for
prayers, solitude and reflection, and remains preserved as such to this day.

Today, Raghadan Palace contains one of the most
important rooms of the Crown properties. The most distinguished is the Throne Hall, which
is used for state occasions, such as when the King receives good wishes from dignitaries
and the general public during Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. It is also used when His
Majesty accepts credentials of new ambassadors, and for receiving members of the Senate
and the Lower House, to deliver their replies to His Majestys Speech at the State
Opening of Parliament. The palace also houses some of the official gifts that have been
presented to King Hussein and the Hashemite family. Additionally, the palace serves as a
primary location for working meetings between the King and visiting heads of states and
dignitaries.

Raghadan is located within the Royal Court
compound.

Basman Palace:

The word Basman originates from the Arabic
verb which means to be joyful.

Construction of Basman Palace began under
King Abdullah in 1950. It was designed as a guest reception palace, additional working
offices for the Royal Court, and a private wing for King Abdullah. However, part of Basman
became the private living quarters of His Majesty King Hussein in the early fifties before
it entirely became the working offices of the Royal Court. This came to be known as
al-Diwan al-Malaki, the Royal Court.

The building underwent some
renovation and expansion over the years. During the early 1980s, a new official
banquet hall and a reception area were renovated on the western part of Basman as well as
a new meeting room to the eastern section, yet preserving the same architectural beauty of
the building.

Today, the
building contains His Majesty King Abdullahs offices, as well as offices for His
Royal Highness Prince Muhammad and His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan. Prince El
Hassans office was used for a short time by King Abdullah before his death in July
1951. Basman is also used by the main officials of the Royal Court.

Basman Palace is located within the Royal
Court compound.

Al-Qasr Al-Sagheer:

In English, this would be the “Little
Palace”. It is situated a few steps to the north of Raghadan Palace and was built in
the 1930s for the use of the then Crown Prince Talal (later King) and Princess Zein
al-Sharaf. Their first child, Prince (later King) Hussein was born in this building.

Following the latest renovation of Raghadan,
this building was used in 1990 to accommodate the Royal Commission for drafting the
National Charter. It was also used as working offices for His Majesty the late King
Hussein and some officials of the Court. Most recently, it held the offices of the
National Security Council.

Al-Qasr al-Sagheer is located within the
Royal Court compound.

Qasr Al-Mawa:

Al-Mawa, or the “Sanctuary”
was also built during the 1930s. Al-Mawa, or “the top one” as it was
referred to, was used by King Abdullah to receive representatives of Jordanian tribes
every Friday.

In 1979, al-Mawa became working offices
for Her Majesty Queen Noor. It was renovated and expanded during the mid 1980s.

Al-Mawa is
located within the Royal Court compound.

Bab As-Salaam:

Bab As-Salaam, or “the Gate of
Peace,” was the final home of His Majesty King Hussein. Her Majesty Queen Noor
continues to live there today. It was named after one of the entrances to Al-Haram
al-Sharif, or “the Great Mosque” in Mecca.

Bab As-Salaam is located within the Hummar
area, a short distance to the northwest of Amman.

Nadwa Palace:

The Arabic for Nadwa means “the assembly
expanse”. Nadwa was the private home of His Royal Highness Prince Nayef Bin Abdullah.
In 1980, it was renovated to become the home of Their Majesties King Hussein and Queen
Noor, and remained so until their move to Bab As-Salaam. Nadwa is today a guest palace.

It is located in the Royal Court compound in
central Amman.

Al-Hashmiya Palace (Dar al-Bir):

Located on high ground in the Hummar area,
the Palace was built during the mid 1970s to be the home of Their Majesties King Hussein
and Queen Alia, until the Queens tragic death on February 9, 1977. From the palace,
Jerusalem could easily be seen on a clear day.

In appreciation of Queen Alias love for
this beautiful area, she was laid to rest close by the Palace and a mosque was built
nearby.

During the 1980s and until 1997, al-Hashmiya was used as a guest palace for
visiting heads of state and dignitaries, when Their Majesties King Hussein and Queen Noor
asked for the building to become a new home for some 200 orphans who were living in harsh
conditions in Amman. The Palace took the name of Dar al-Bir.

Zahran Palace:

The word Zahran originates from the Arabic
which means a blooming flower. Zahran Palace was built during the 1950s. It
was the home of Her Majesty the late Queen Zein al-Sharaf, the mother of His Majesty the
late King Hussein.

Zahran is located close to the Third Circle
on Jabal Amman, and overlooks a beautiful boulevard where other older buildings are still
used as embassies.

Qasr Al-Mushatta:

The Palace was named after an Ummayad hunting
lodge south of Amman. Located in the Jordan Valley near the town of southern Shuna and the
Dead Sea, King Abdullah used to live and work here during the winter months. It was built
in 1929 and was renovated in 1942, after which the Palace became a guest house for Prince
Abdel Ilah, the Regent of Iraq.

King Hussein continued to use it as a working
farm and country home until the June 1967 war. On March 21, 1968, it was damaged by the
Israeli army during the Battle of Karama. Today, it is still a working farm.

The Royal Cemetery:

Located in the Royal Court compound, this is
where King Hussein, King Abdullah, King Talal and Queen Zein al-Sharaf rest. Also in the
Royal Cemetery rest members of the royal family; the sharifs (nobles), and several Prime
Ministers.

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Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia

This was the “modern” royal palace
of the time. It apparently had several phonetic spellings, including
“Al Nasiriyah” & “Nassariya.”
It was also called “King Saud Palace.”
Searching now on the Internet much can be found about other Saudi palaces (especially
the rebuilding & preservation of the old “mud citadel” called the Musmak
palace or fortress in central Riyadh) , but I have yet to find clear current
details on the massive palace grounds we visited in the fall of 1960. This
was the reported main palace of the then king of the country, HM King Sa’ud ibn
‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abd al’Rahman al Faisal Al Sa’ud. We called him King
Saud. The palace grounds were at least 1 mile square and surrounded by
high pinkish block walls. It was located to the west or northwest of the
city in what was then the outskirts of Riyadh. (Remember that the
population of Riyadh in 1960 was about 150,000, but has since grown to several
million!)

Captions below are minimal as memory has faded
regarding specific locations. It seemed like the central palace complex
was located far inside the outer walls and contained many different buildings,
gardens, walkways and fountains. Most pictures in this 2 part series (see
Part II) are
presented in the sequence that they were taken. Aerial views of this
complex can be seen in the “King’s Plane Flight” album.

Outside the palace
grounds the surrounding wall can be seen.

The main entrance to the
huge palace grounds.

Actually this photo was
taken when leaving the grounds but shows the expanse of the outer palace
area just after entering the main gate.

Inside we are struck with
the lushness of vegitation and abundance of waterworks (in great contrast of
most of the rest of the Riyadh area).

Towing fountains, ponds
and other waterworks do provide cooling to this area.

The stone walkways were
works of art in themselves.

.. and another fountain.

One of the many large
building inside this complex.

Another view of this same
building, whose name & function has long been forgotten.

It obviously was a
prominent building based on the number of photographs I took of it.

This fountain was
undergoing repairs.

… and one more
view.

Another large building on
the other side of a fence.

Well manicured gardens
were found throughout the complex.

… and more
attractive walkways.

… and more fountains.

. .. and Keith gets in
this photo.

… and more water.

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Energy on the table, Macron hosts Saudi prince for dinner

By THOMAS ADAMSON and ATA BATRAWY, Associated Press

Published: July 28, 2022, 8:59am

FILE – In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner, marking another step in the Saudi leader’s diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the killing of writer and critic Jamal Khashoggi. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace Thursday and offering him dinner in controversial talks that mark another step in the Saudi leader’s diplomatic rehabilitation — a move that has drawn harsh criticism in France after the gruesome Saudi killing of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

The visit from the prince of the oil-rich state comes after France and other European nations are seeking to secure sources of energy to lessen their dependence on oil and gas supplies from Russia amid its war on Ukraine. France is also a major weapons and defense supplier to Gulf nations.

This was the second stop — after Greece — of the crown prince’s first official visit to the European Union since Khashoggi’s death.

French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said Macron could be counted on to raise human rights concerns with the prince, while also seeking to secure supplies of energy from elsewhere than Russia.

“Obviously, this isn’t about casting aside our principles. It’s not about calling into question our commitment in favor of human rights. The president will surely have an opportunity to talk about this with Mr. Mohammed bin Salman,” Borne said.

But she added: “In a context where we know that Russia is cutting, is threatening to cut, and is again cutting gas supplies and where we have tensions over energy prices, I think the French would not understand if we didn’t talk to the countries that are precisely producers of energy.”

Russia’s Gazprom on Wednesday halved the amount of natural gas flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of capacity, blaming technical problems. Germany, however, called it a deliberate move to sow uncertainty and push up prices amid the war in Ukraine. European nations are rushing to bolster gas storage levels for winter amid fears that Russia could completely cut off gas exports — which are used for industry and to generate electricity and heat homes — to try to gain political leverage over the bloc.

Hours before the leaders’ meeting, the crown prince was targeted in a legal complaint filed Thursday in a Paris court by a human rights group that alleged his complicity in Khashoggi’s killing.

The Washington-based group, Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN, called on French authorities to open a criminal investigation into the crown prince. The group said it filed a 42-page complaint arguing that the prince was an accomplice to the torture of Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018 and his disappearance.

DAWN focuses on human rights violations in Gulf Arab autocracies, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It said two other rights groups backed its call for a French investigation and argued that the prince should not have immunity from prosecution because he is not the Saudi head of state.

“As a party to the U.N. Conventions against torture and enforced disappearances, France is obliged to investigate a suspect such as Bin Salman if he is present on French territory,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, DAWN’s executive director.

The Paris court didn’t immediately respond to emailed questions about the complaint.

Macron’s dinner will cap a long day for the French leader: He was in Guinea-Bissau, wrapping up a three-nation tour of Africa, on Thursday morning.

The crown prince has been steadily attracting big-name investors back to the kingdom since Khashoggi’s killing. He has also reset Saudi relations with Turkey, a key step toward rehabilitating his international standing.

Western intelligence determined that Prince Mohammed was complicit in the killing. The journalist’s body was dismembered with a bone saw, according to Turkish officials. The prince lost appalled supporters in the West who had previously been cheering his social reforms inside the kingdom. He maintains he had no knowledge of the operation, despite it being carried out by people who directly reported to him.

Macron was one of the highest-profile world leaders to meet the prince shortly after the killing, during a tense chat caught on camera at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina in 2018. They have met several times since.

Batrawy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Abdullah al-Shihri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and John Leicester contributed from Le Pecq, France.

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Saudi King Isolated in Desert for Over a Year As MBS Awaits Throne

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King Salman, 85, left Riyadh for his desert retreat in August 2020 and hasn’t returned.
He is in ill health and rumors that he may soon die are once again swirling.
His son, Mohammed bin Salman, is heir to the Saudi throne and faces no public opposition.

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As of Tuesday, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has isolated himself in the kingdom’s northwest desert for 482 straight days, reigniting concerns for his health while his heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, lies in wait for the throne.

Salman, 85, became king in 2015 following the death of his half-brother King Abdullah, and rumors of ill health have dogged him since. He is considered to have pre-dementia, according to several experts, and underwent gall-bladder surgery in July 2020.

The true state of his health is a closely guarded secret. In 2015, lawyers for the Saudi royal court told The Washington Post that the king was “most certainly not suffering from dementia or any other kind of mental impairment” after the newspaper reported that claim.

Following his gall-bladder surgery, King Salman flew to his palace at Neom, a newly-developed region on the Red Sea, for “rest and relaxation” on August 12, 2020, the official Saudi Press Agency said. At the time Saudi Arabia had just experienced the peak of its COVID-19 outbreak.

King Salman has remained in Neom since, chairing cabinet meetings by video link.

“He is in Neom because that is actually safer, because it limits access to him,” Bernard Haykel, a leading expert on Saudi politics at Princeton University, told Insider. “They’re being super careful because they want him to live on.”

Though King Salman is secluded, he has the best medical care money can buy.

He is tended by more than a dozen medical experts from the Cleveland Clinic, a person with knowledge of the arrangement told Insider. The clinic, a leading US-based medical provider, has cared for many of the world’s elite since the 1980s, including former President Donald Trump and numerous members of the Saudi royal family.

Speculation that King Salman may soon die is mounting once more, Haykel said: “There are always rumors toward the ends of the year.”

King Salman’s heir, 36-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed, or MBS, is widely expected to take the throne after his father’s death.

“It would just be seamless,” Haykel said.

Like his father, MBS has been keeping his distance from the bustle of Riyadh this year, spending much of his time in his palace in Neom or his yacht moored in the Red Sea, The Wall Street Journal reported. (MBS and King Salman’s palaces in Neom are two of five palaces that the Saudi government commissioned for the royal family in 2018, Reuters reported.)

MBS has eliminated threats to his rule

MBS is already Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, and the reality is that little will change in terms of the day-to-day running of the country when he becomes king.

Since becoming crown prince in June 2017, MBS has been busy remaking Saudi Arabia by reforming the economic, entertainment, and tourism sectors. Saudi Arabia’s crown princes have historically wielded substantial power, but MBS has blown past many of his predecessors in terms of ambition and impact.

However, part of the reason MBS faces no public opposition to his rule is that he has cracked down on them.

In late 2017, dozens of royals were rounded up in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel as part of an anti-corruption drive led by MBS.
In 2020, Mohammed bin Nayef, the former crown prince, was arrested and placed under house arrest. Royals perceived to have links to bin Nayef, such as Prince Faisal bin Abdullah al-Saud and Princess Basmah bint Saud, have vanished from the public eye for more than a year.
In August 2020, Saad al-Jabri, a former top Saudi intelligence official who was close to bin Nayef, accused MBS of sending a hit squad to Canada to kill him two years prior. (MBS has rejected those claims.)
Two weeks before the date al-Jabri said MBS tried to kill him, a group of Saudi state agents murdered the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. The CIA would later conclude that MBS likely ordered the hit.

As a result of the Khashoggi murder, President Joe Biden effectively demoted MBS, saying in February that Biden’s counterpart was King Salman. By that logic, when MBS becomes king, he will become the US president’s diplomatic equal.

Despite international backlash to his crackdown, all signs suggest MBS will be king when Salman dies.

“I don’t expect there to be any resistance,” Hakyel said.

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Biden’s Saudi visit aims to balance rights, oil, security

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July 15, 2022

In this image released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets President Joe Biden with a fist bump after his arrival at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

President Joe Biden met Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man he once pledged to shun for human rights violations, and shared a cordial fist bump as he tried to reset an important diplomatic relationship, bolster Mideast security and increase the global flow of oil.

It was the first encounter for the two leaders, and their chummy gesture was swiftly criticized. But Biden insisted that he did not shy away from pressing the crown prince on the kingdom’s abuses, particularly the 2018 murder of the U.S.-based writer Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence believes was approved by the heir to the throne.

“I said, very straightforwardly, for an American president to be silent on an issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who I am,” Biden said after the meeting. “I’ll always stand up for our values.”

THE MOST LUXURIOUS ROYAL PALACE INTERIOR DESIGN IN SAUDI ARABIA

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instead of a palace, the Saudis settled Biden in a hotel

In the States, they compare what not the most cordial welcome the Saudis gave Biden. There was a sword dance for Trump a few years ago. Vladimir Putin was escorted through the streets of Jeddah by riders on snow-white horses. The royal family provided the Russian president with one of their palaces.

US President Joe Biden traveled to the Middle East on Wednesday. The key destination is Saudi Arabia. The goal is to force the Saudis to increase oil production in order to spite Russia to reduce its price on the world market. More recently, Biden threatened to turn Saudi Arabia into a “rogue state.” But now he is already a petitioner. Later at a press conference, Biden boasted that he had discussed human rights issues with the princes and told the host of the meeting that he was responsible for the murder of journalist Khoshoggi. One way or another, Biden left Riyadh unsalted.

Meanwhile, in America itself, all the attention is on the porn adventures and machinations of Biden Jr. His laptop, forgotten in the repair, is a real storehouse of compromising evidence. But dad-president otmazyvaet everything.

It turns out that it was possible, and no covid does not prevent Biden from shaking hands with a member of the royal family. In Saudi Arabia, which until recently was called a pariah country, the US president spent less than a day. At home, he talks about this visit for many days ahead.

In the States, they are comparing what a not-so-hospitable reception the Saudis gave Biden. There was a sword dance for Trump a few years ago. Vladimir Putin was escorted through the streets of Jeddah by riders on snow-white horses. The royal family provided one of their palaces to the Russian president, the American president had to spend the night in a hotel.

A parody of Biden aired on Saudi TV this spring. Just at the moment when fuel prices were flying up, and the US president was trying to ask the leaders of the kingdom to increase oil production, but they did not answer his calls.

In an op-ed for The Washington Post written prior to this trip, the president tried to portray Saudi Arabia as an “important strategic partner. ” Although a couple of years ago, he called the kingdom a “rogue” for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Dissident Khashoggi criticized the kingdom’s authorities in The Washington Post. The journalist disappeared after a visit to the Sadovskiy consulate in Istanbul. Allegedly, he was killed there, and the body was dismembered, by order, according to the US intelligence services, the crown prince. Mohammed bin Salman.

Two and a half years have passed. Gasoline in the US is more expensive than ever, you have to fly to the Middle East to bow. To save face, Biden’s recorders refused to shake hands, citing covid. The day before in Israel, no infection prevented Biden from greeting colleagues through handshakes. In Saudi Arabia, all members of the delegation struck with their fists. With the president and the secretary of state and the national security adviser. The best representatives of the administration stayed out of harm’s way in America.

Transgender Admiral Rachel Levin and gender-undecided Department of Energy employee Sam Brinton. Progressive civil servants posed at a reception at the French embassy in Washington. Openly gay transport minister Pete Butedzic also did not go to the Middle East. “We are for reducing the cost of electric vehicles, because when you have an electric car, you can save on gasoline,” he says.

Electric cars are beyond the reach of most American families, but the progressive administration is pushing hard on a green agenda. The pipelines are closed, there are no new permits.

“If he really wants to deal with the energy crisis in the US, fight inflation, he just needs to come to us in Oklahoma or Texas and talk to our oilmen about increasing production, but he does not do that,” Congressman Markvey Malin said.

To keep gasoline prices down, the US has opened up its strategic reserve. It is being emptied so quickly that by autumn the level of oil in storage will be at historic lows. It turned out that not everything goes to the domestic market. 9Rep. Jim Jordan.

Biden Jr. had business interests in many countries. Mostly those with whom his father, then a vice president in the Obama administration, was responsible for relations. Journalists counted dozens of joint meetings between the politician and his son’s business partners. The account of dubious Biden financial transactions that US banks have exposed runs into the hundreds. The senators cannot get clarifications from either the Ministry of Finance or the Ministry of Justice.

“The DOJ can’t provide transparency in the Hunter Biden criminal case. We’ve asked the Attorney General of Delaware, who’s investigating, no response. All of this is throwing a cloud over this case. I’m wondering what the DOJ is trying to hide?” asks Chuck Gressley, Senator of the US Congress.

Recordings from a computer that Hunter forgot in his workshop a few years ago helped shed light on the dark affairs of Biden Jr. Journalists called it a laptop from hell. There and the passage of the unlucky offspring through prostitutes, and about relationships in a noble family. Judging by the correspondence that leaked to the press, US First Lady Jill Biden Hunter does not put her stepmother in anything. This is Hunter’s correspondence with his late brother’s widow. After the death of Beau Biden, the younger brother had an affair with her. And he switched to insults when his relatives once again asked to undergo treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction.

The message history shows Jill Biden texting Hunter almost every day. He says that he loves, thinks about him, and mean answers come in a few hours or they don’t exist at all. She has been raising him since the age of three, after his own mother died in an accident. They have a common child with Biden – daughter Ashley, also an alcoholic. Now they remember how, 30 years ago, Senator Biden threatened with prison anyone who gets caught with cocaine. Now his son, not shy, is filming how he weighs and smokes the drug. Hunter filmed this video in a clinic where he was actually treated for addiction. The father paid for the course of therapy.

An elderly playboy, a drug addict, and Hunter is already over 50, he is not ashamed of his adventures. Vice versa. Wrote the book. The son of a politician called his memoirs “Beautiful Things”. And he has peculiar ideas about beauty: “I bought cocaine on the streets of Washington, I prepared drugs myself in a Los Angeles hotel. I was so desperate for a drink that I could not walk a block between the liquor store and my apartment without uncorking a take a sip.” The scandalous book came out as soon as Biden became president. Fiction is on sale for a promotion: buy one book, get the second with a 50% discount, otherwise, apparently, they don’t take it.

The leaked data revealed Hunter’s preferences – he preferred Ukrainian women. For six months from the fall of 2018 to the spring of 2019, he spent 30 thousand dollars on prostitutes. More often than not, Hunter paid by check. As the Daily Mail learned, from the money that Biden Sr. gave him for rehabilitation in drug treatment clinics. Prostitutes for the son of the politician were supplied by a certain Ekaterina Moreva, a pimp with Ukrainian roots, who developed a network throughout America. These three girls came to Hunter’s orgy in New York from Boston. He bought them tickets.

“By paying for their tickets, Hunter violated the Mann Act, which establishes liability for the transfer of people for the purpose of prostitution. For this, by the way, rapper RKelly was convicted, but, of course, he was not the president’s son,” said Jesse Waters, Fox host news.

The accusers have all the evidence in their hands, if they wish. For violating the Mann Act, that is, for sex trafficking, you can sit down for 10 years. But Hunter is a special case.

“We don’t have equality in the judiciary. We have a two-tier system. One to cover the Democrats and their powerful elite friends, the other for the rest of America. We see this clearly in the case of Hunter Biden and his highly suspicious transactions. Department justice is not doing enough,” said Senator Ron Johnson.

The rink of justice circles Hunter. Supporters of the former president fall under it. Those who on January 6, disagreeing with the results of the elections, stormed the Capitol. Already under a thousand sentences. For having just entered the Congress building on the day of the assault, 70-year-old Pamela Hempill received two months in prison, the court did not even stop the defendant’s breast cancer.

The main target of those who are investigating the events of January 6 is Donald Trump. They are trying by hook or by crook not to let the former president into the next elections in 2024. He himself has not yet officially said that he is running for office, but said that he had already made a decision for himself. The current owner of the White House is supposedly going to be re-elected. He would have finished the first term. There are midterm congressional elections in the fall, and the ruling Democratic Party could lose control of both houses. Republicans are preparing to impeach Biden if they win.

“We’re going to ask questions about Hunter Biden. We’re going to hold this administration to account,” Congressman James Comer said.

Biden has been in politics for over half a century. He is the oldest president in American history. Age-adjusted make up his business trips, as recent to the Middle East, but does not help. The President was nodding off at the summit of Arab states, when he woke up, he misspoke. Biden’s belligerent rhetoric, backed up by billions in arms shipments, is condemned in the US. Politician Tulsi Gabbard, who served in the US Army, including in Iraq, criticized the presidential course: “The American people must understand the seriousness of the situation in which the Biden administration has put us in this proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. President Biden himself says he has no idea when or how it will end, but we know where this escalation is leading us closer and closer to the brink of a nuclear war with Russia.”

The authorities in New York understand this too. The local emergency management is already instructing residents where to run, what to do, how to survive if a nuclear strike happens.

Saudis Buried the Hatchet and Restored Relations with Thailand – Thailand News

Saudi Arabia Restored Full Diplomatic Relations with Thailand After Thirty Years of Feud over Stolen Jewels

that the countries agreed to exchange ambassadors, thus closing the chapter of three decades of distrust and enmity between the countries that arose after the sensational theft of rare jewelry, reports the Associated Press.

Read: The history of the feud between Thailand and Saudi Arabia – the blue diamond case how relations between them soured due to the 1989 political scandal.

Saudi Arabia worsened diplomatic relations with Thailand over the theft of jewels, which led to a series of mysterious murders and became known as the “blue diamond case”.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the country’s de facto leader, has agreed to bury the hatchet with Prayut and strengthen economic, political and security ties, according to a statement posted on the official website of the Saudi News Agency after negotiations in the royal palace.

The countries will consider joint investments in areas ranging from energy and petrochemicals to tourism and hospitality, the statement said. Tourism is a key element of the Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s economic reform plan designed to reduce the kingdom’s dependence on oil.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia announced that it would begin operating direct scheduled flights from Riyadh to Bangkok in May, promoting Thailand on Twitter as a “land of culture”.

Prince Mohammed ventured into diplomatic territory where the government had previously refused to enter. In 1989, a priceless 50-carat blue diamond was among some $20 million worth of gems and jewelry stolen by a Thai janitor from a Saudi prince’s palace in a heist that ruined relations between the countries.

The Middle East kingdom has stopped issuing and renewing visas for hundreds of thousands of Thai workers, suspended permits for thousands of Thai Muslims hoping to make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, and warned its citizens not to visit Thailand.

Three Saudi diplomats seeking the return of valuables are shot dead in Bangkok. A Saudi businessman from Bangkok who is believed to have been after the missing jewels has also disappeared and is believed to have been killed. No one has been convicted of these murders.

On Tuesday, the Thai government expressed “regret over the tragic incidents that occurred to Saudi Arabian citizens in Thailand in 1989-1990” and stressed its “dedication to resolve issues related to these events” , a joint statement said.

The Thai police claim to have solved the case, but many of the jewelry they sent back to Riyadh turned out to be counterfeit. Thai media were full of reports that the wives of high-ranking officials were seen wearing diamond necklaces that bore an unusual resemblance to stolen jewelry. The fabulous blue diamond was never found.

Thailand has vowed to take cases to the competent authorities if any “new and significant evidence” related to the killings comes to light, the Saudi News Agency reported.

This saga exposed the corruption and abuse of power that run rampant in the Thai police force as it was speculated that senior officers and members of the elite had kept the stones and ordered to cover it up.

Thailand, stripped of billions of dollars of much-needed tourism revenue and workers’ remittances by the dispute, has long wanted to mend relations with oil-rich Saudi Arabia.

The young, ambitious Prince Mohammed is increasingly focused on winning allies abroad and bridging differences with regional rivals, including Iran, Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia, seeking to modernize and diversify its oil-dependent economy, is trying to attract foreign tourists and investors and redefine its reputation as one of the world’s most closed countries with a grim record for human rights.

See also:

Saudi Arabia starts issuing tourist visas for the first time
History of Thailand-Saudi feud – blue diamond case
Thailand to allow foreigners to buy land for individual construction
China Belt and Road — prospects or competition?

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<strong> Content </strong> </p> <ul> <li> Main points </li> <li> History of Saudi Arabia </li> <li> Climate <li> <li> Traditions and modern visa of the visa ven Currency </li> <li> Security </li> <li> Communications </li> <li> Rules and Prohibitions </li> <li> Saudi Arabia Regions </li> <li> Beaches </li> <li> Entertainment </li> <li> purchases </li> <li> Saudi kitchen </li> <li> Where to stop </li> <li> Transport </li> <li> Renting cars </li> <li> How to get </li> </ul> <h4> The main points </h4> <p> Saudi Arabia belongs to the few mentioned dinstashes named after the ruling dynasty. The head of state is the Al Saud royal family. Thanks to the colossal oil reserves and the pragmatism of the rulers of this dynasty, over the past half century, literally before the eyes of one generation, the country has turned from a desert outskirts of the Middle East region into one of the richest powers on the planet.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> More recently, a Muslim country with an ancient original culture and amazing landscapes was closed for mass tourism of non-Christians. Today, tourist visas have already been introduced here, opening up wide opportunities for travelers. Introducing visa innovations, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Russia expressed the hope that regular flights will be established between Riyadh and Moscow in the near future. </p> <p> The kingdom has an excellent tourist infrastructure, seaside resorts, luxury hotels and restaurants, entertainment and huge shopping centers. On the territory of the country there are amazing natural attractions, many unique monuments of antiquity, among which are 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. </p> <h4> History of Saudi Arabia </h4> <p> The Arabian Peninsula is the historical homeland of the Arabs. The tribes of this ethnic group settled in this area at least from the second half of the 2nd millennium BC. e. But the oldest artifacts testify to the presence of primitive people here 600,000 years ago.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The hard-to-reach regions of Arabia keep many secrets; amazing discoveries await historians and archaeologists. Only a few decades ago, well-equipped international expeditions of scientists appeared in a previously closed country that amazed the world with their findings. </p> <p> In the middle of the 20th century, menhirs were discovered in the Tihama Valley on the Red Sea coast – giant Neolithic buildings made of stone slabs weighing up to 20 tons. Here, the researchers unearthed the remains of settlements, ceramics and copper tools dating back to about 2400 BC. e. And in 2017, in the hilly region of Shuwaymis, in the north-west of the Arabian Peninsula, a Stone Age “picture gallery” was found – rock paintings with hunting scenes, where people armed with spears and bows are accompanied by hounds on leashes. These are the oldest images in the world that testify to the domestication of dogs, they date back to about 8000 BC. e. The local Bedouins have known about these drawings since time immemorial, but for Western explorers, the study of Arabia is just beginning.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Numerous karst caves, where primitive people lived, and sand dunes of deserts, under which ancient cities are buried, protect their secrets. </p> <p> Lost on the far outskirts of Eurasia, desert Arabia twice influenced the global development of the history of human civilization. In the 7th century, here, in the obscure town of Mecca, the world religion, Islam, was born, which is now practiced by 1.8 billion believers, that is, every fourth inhabitant of the planet. And since the middle of the 20th century, the discovery of countless oil and gas fields has allowed Saudi Arabia to advance to a key role in the global distribution of energy resources and determine the direction of the vectors of world politics. </p> <p> After the rapid Islamic expansion in the Early Middle Ages, the political centers of the Muslim world moved from Arabia to Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo. On the “mother” peninsula, several small Arab principalities were formed, conquered in the 16th century by the Turkish Sultan Selim I, who captured Mecca and declared himself the guardian of Islam.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> The beginning of the statehood of Saudi Arabia was laid by Emir Muhammad ibn Saud, who ruled in the middle of the 17th century in the tiny principality of Diriyah, located in the center of the Arabian Peninsula, where the capital city of Riyadh is now located. Making an alliance with the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, the emir vowed to free Arabia from Ottoman rule. In 1744, Ibn Saud’s troops won their first victory over the Turks. Thus, a powerful Saudi dynasty emerged on the political arena, based on a new trend in Islam – Wahhabism, which professes a return to the ancient sources of the religious teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and denies later innovations in the interpretation of the Koran. The struggle for the independence of Arabia continued until the beginning of the 20th century. In the political arena, the Arabs were supported by France and Great Britain, who fought the Ottomans during the First World War. </p> <p> The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established within its current borders in 1934.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> A few years later, colossal oil reserves were discovered on the Arabian Peninsula. Since 1945, black gold has been mined with the participation of American oil corporations. </p> <p> In the second half of the 20th century, the country took a leading position in the world energy market, which gave a powerful impetus to its development and prosperity. Since that time, the word “sheikh”, originally denoting the head of the clan and the leader of a nomadic tribe, in all languages of the world has become synonymous with a fabulously rich person and a minion of fate, surrounded by unprecedented luxury. </p> <h4> Geography </h4> <p> Saudi Arabia is located in Southwest Asia, in the region known as the Middle East. The country occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula, washed by the waters of the Red Sea and the shallow Persian Gulf of the Indian Ocean. The southern and southeastern limits of the kingdom border on Yemen and the Sultanate of Oman, in the northwest is the kingdom of Jordan, in the northeast – the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> In the waters of the Persian Gulf lies the border with Iran, and the narrow and deep Red Sea separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea. </p> <p> According to the UN, the area of the kingdom is about 2.25 million km², however, this figure varies significantly in various sources, since there are vast border desert territories in the south of the country, the belonging of which has not yet been determined. The country is divided into 13 districts, each of which is ruled by an emir – a member of the royal family, which is why the districts are often called emirates. </p> <p> In 2019, the population of Saudi Arabia exceeded 34.2 million inhabitants. More than 7 million people live in the country’s capital, Riyadh. The city is crossed by two trans-Arabian highways running from north to south and from east to west. Riyadh has a railway junction and a major international airport. </p> <p> The relief of the country is a vast desert plateau with a high mountain range rising in the west of the peninsula.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Water in Arabia is of great value. In this sun-scorched land, the rivers disappeared thousands of years ago, only countless wadis, deep dusty channels cutting through the rocks, now speak of their existence. But it happens that heavy winter and spring showers fill the wadis with moisture for several days, and then these gorges turn into muddy streams that sweep away everything in their path. However, there are regions where not a drop of precipitation falls for years. </p> <p> The longest 950-kilometre wadi, Er-Rumma, is located in the north of the kingdom. Here is the flourishing region of El Qasim, where cereals, dates, fruits and vegetables are grown. About 10,000 years ago, a large river flowed through its territory, flowing into the Persian Gulf. Several times a century, heavy rains revive the water flow. In 1818, the wadi of Er-Rumma was filled with life-giving moisture for 40 days, and in 1838, the channel, covered with sand, overflowed with water. A lake with an area of 520 km² was formed in the floodplain, which existed for two years.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Waterfowl even settled in the reservoir, but gradually the lake evaporated. </p> <p> Aquifers have been discovered under the dry land of Arabia. They feed green oases and entire areas in the valleys where agriculture is developed. Among the palm groves, springs with brackish water come to the surface. There are hot mineral springs with sulfur inclusions. </p> <p> Numerous caves have been discovered under the rocky deserts. Especially many natural underground labyrinths are located on the Samman limestone plateau. Large sinkholes up to 90 meters in diameter are located southeast of the capital. These natural wells, over 100 meters deep, are filled with potable water. But there was not enough water for the needs of the population and industry. Modern technologies have come to the rescue: in Saudi Arabia, powerful installations have been created that desalinate sea water that enters the water supply systems of cities. </p> <h4> Climate </h4> <p> The Arabian Peninsula has a hot and arid desert climate, with meteorologists distinguishing several climatic zones.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The Arabian coast of the Red Sea in the Tihama region belongs to the hottest places on the planet. The air temperature here often exceeds +45 °С, and the sea water warms up to +29…+30 °С. Evaporation so saturates the atmosphere that at 90% humidity it is difficult to breathe, and a wet beach towel does not dry out in the sun. </p> <p> In the interior regions of the peninsula, deserts are surrounded by mountain ranges. Here the humidity is close to zero. The average temperature in the summer months is +30 °С, and in January it drops to +10 °С. In winter, showers often occur, filling the beds of dry rivers. </p> <p> In the northern mountainous regions of Saudi Arabia, January night temperatures reach -11…-10 °C, snow sometimes falls on the high mountain plateaus. </p> <p> A special climate with sharp temperature changes during the day is inherent in the Rub al-Khali desert. The usual daytime temperature here is about +35 °С, while at night the air rapidly cools down to +6…+8 °С. In this desert, deadly sandstorms occur, they are brought by a destructive east wind – simoom.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> A formidable rumble warns travelers about the approach of trouble. In the blink of an eye, millions of tons of hot sand cover the desert with a yellow-red haze. The ambient temperature reaches +50 °C. From the smallest dust penetrating into the lungs, linen masks and capes do not save travelers, engines and car devices fail. The lack of moisture in the air and extreme temperatures cause extremely life-threatening rapid dehydration of the body of people and animals. </p> <h4> Tradition and modernity </h4> <p> Strict patriarchal traditions prevailing in this Sunni country severely restrict women’s freedom. In public places, they are required to wear loose and black robes – abayas, unattractive baggy robes that hide the figure from head to toe. Another obligatory element of women’s clothing is hijabs covering the face with a narrow slit for the eyes. However, under the abaya are hidden beautiful fashionable outfits in which beauties flaunt at home. </p> <p> Unmarried members of the fair sex are forbidden to go outside without being accompanied by a close relative, and married women are only allowed to go for a walk accompanied by their spouse.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Wealthy men are often followed by 3-5 wives and many daughters. </p> <p> In Saudi Arabia, in all spheres of religious and civil life, the traditional lunar calendar and Muslim calendar are used, which created certain problems in busy contacts with the Western world – for example, in coordinating the date and time of departure of aircraft. Since 2016, for international civil contacts, the country has joined the world community living according to the Gregorian calendar, but for internal use, the traditional calculation of time has been unshakably preserved. </p> <p> In 2017, the world press was full of reports that the 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne, Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, decided to diversify the country’s budget revenues from oil exports. The Prince announced an ambitious program of transformation for the next decade – Vision 2030. An important role in it is assigned to the creation of the entertainment industry and the promotion of international tourism. In the next decade, $64 billion is planned to be invested in this area.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The plans of the prince-reformer are already being realized. In 2018, a large-scale construction of a mega-entertainment center the size of Las Vegas began near Riyadh. Theme parks, attractions and sports complexes are being built here. Recently, the authorities announced plans to create resorts with luxury hotels on fifty islands and coastal locations in the Red Sea. </p> <p> Conservative traditions have also been revised. So, in April 2018, cinemas opened in the kingdom after a thirty-five-year ban. The first opera house in the history of the kingdom is being built in Jeddah. In April 2018, 47 Saudi girls took part in the first women’s cycling race, and in June of that year, women were allowed to drive without male supervision. Interestingly, there was no direct law on such a ban in Saudi Arabia, it was just that women were never given the right to drive a car. From August 1, 2019Saudi women are allowed to travel independently to foreign countries. In the same year, segregation in restaurants and cafes was officially abolished.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Previously, the halls of these establishments were divided by screens into two parts – male and female. </p> <p> The milestone event took place on September 27, 2019. On that day, foreign diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia announced the acceptance of applications for the issuance of tourist visas. True, the gates of a conservative Islamic state did not open for everyone. Only 49 are listed.countries whose citizens are given the opportunity to use the new service. During the first 10 days alone, 24,000 tourists applied for visas, most of all who wanted to visit Arabia turned out to be among the citizens of China, the USA and Great Britain. </p> <p> However, experts believe that a massive influx of Western tourists to the exotic country of the East is not expected yet. In particular, diametrically different views on many everyday aspects serve as an obstacle. For example, half-naked women in bikinis on the beaches and even men in shorts and T-shirts walking the streets will cause a real shock to true Saudis.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> In addition, no one in Arabia is going to abolish the harsh penalties for drinking alcohol, which invariably accompanies the rest of uninhibited Europeans and Americans. Here, for a sip of whiskey, you can end up in jail; a tipsy tourist, at best, is immediately deported from the country. Most likely, time will put everything in its place, but for now, tour operators are preparing individual programs for travelers focused on getting to know the historical sights of Arabia. </p> <h4> Visa to Saudi Arabia </h4> <p> Travelers from 49 countries, including Russia, can obtain tourist visas through Saudi embassies and consulates, as well as apply for entry via the Internet or by presenting a passport directly upon arrival in the kingdom. Minor tourists must be accompanied by their parents (guardians). On the spot, visas are issued at the four largest airports in the country, located in Riyadh, Medina, Jeddah and Dammam (Ed-Dammam). </p> <p> A visa can also be obtained when entering Saudi Arabia by land from Bahrain through the checkpoint on the bridge named after King Fahd.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> On the border with the UAE, there is a visa center at the Al-Bata checkpoint. </p> <p> To apply for e-visas yourself, visit the Visit Saudi Portal. The visa fee is $118, there may be additional costs for administrative services. The cost of the visa includes medical insurance in the amount of $26,000. The visa is valid for multiple entries in the country during the year, while the total duration of stay is 90 days. </p> <p> In order not to cause unnecessary questions, in the appropriate column of the entry form, indicate your belonging to any religion, even if you are a staunch atheist. You shouldn’t put a dash here: in Saudi Arabia, denying God is punishable by law, and you will have to enter into unnecessary discussions with local border guards. </p> <h4> Currency </h4> <p> All payments in Saudi Arabia are made in the national currency, the riyal (SAR). 1 riyal is equal to 20 kurush or 100 halal. There are banknotes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 riyals, as well as change coins denominated in halal or kurush.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> You can exchange currency at any bank, at points at hotels, supermarkets or at the airport: exchange rate fluctuations in exchangers will amount to only hundredths of a percent. As of December 2019year, 1 Saudi riyal is equal to 16.75 Russian rubles. </p> <h4> Safety </h4> <p> Saudi Arabia is recognized as one of the safest countries on the planet, the level of street crime here is reduced to zero. Despite the fact that the kingdom is home to millions of immigrants who came here to work from the poorest countries in Asia and Africa, no one dares to break the harsh laws. The court here is quick, and crimes are punished effectively, spectacularly and terribly: as a warning to citizens, public executions and executions are periodically held in one of the squares of Riyadh. The executioner cold-bloodedly cuts off the hands of petty thieves, and those who have committed serious crimes are publicly deprived of their heads. Therefore, in Saudi Arabia, no one will touch a wallet forgotten by an absent-minded tourist on a street cafe table, and a taxi driver will definitely return an iPhone dropped in a car.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> Saudi Arabia’s borders with Iraq and Yemen are in turmoil. Travel companies recommend excluding border areas in the north of the province of El Hudud el Shamaliya and in the southeast of the provinces of Jizan, Asir and Najran from plans to inspect the country. </p> <h4> Communications </h4> <p> International dialing code for Saudi Arabia: +966. Mobile services in the country are provided by Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Mobily and Zaine. Roaming with them is available to Russian mobile operators. SIM-cards of local operators at a price of 40-50 riyals are sold at branded customer service offices, airports, hotels, shopping centers, gas stations. You can also buy cards for using street pay phones to call any country. </p> <p> High-speed Internet is available in cities and towns, in oases, users have access to international social networks. In desert regions, the signal is weak or non-existent. </p> <h4> Rules and prohibitions </h4> <p> The people of Saudi Arabia are hospitable and friendly, but in this still very conservative Muslim country, there are many rules and prohibitions that tourists should not break.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> First of all, they concern public manifestations of affection of men and women, as well as the appearance of tourists. No need to wear shirts, t-shirts, caps with ambiguous inscriptions or obscene images. Travelers are obliged to chastely hide their forms under long clothes and not attract male attention with bright cosmetics. </p> <p> Exclude from your baggage pork products, alcohol, any weapons, and drugs that could arouse the suspicion of customs officers. You should not take with you the Bible, religious or anti-Muslim literature. Big problems can arise even because of a magazine or newspaper with candid photographs of models – whether they are women or men. For a pinch of the lightest drug, you can go to jail and even to the chopping block. Smoking in public places is not allowed. It is forbidden to smoke during fasting before Ramadan. </p> <p> The Kingdom has a Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, as well as a vigilant vice police. The local press and the Internet are subject to strict censorship.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Thousands of video cameras are installed on the streets, in shopping centers and other public buildings, disguised police officers vigilantly monitor the order, immediately stopping any suspicious actions. For example, a man who turns to an unfamiliar woman walking along a crowded street will most likely be detained. Attract the attention of the vice police and a tourist in defiant clothes. </p> <p> To avoid trouble, people in Saudi Arabia should not be photographed without their consent, especially the military or police. Fines ranging from 100 to 6,000 riyals have been set for violating public order. </p> <h4> Regions of Saudi Arabia </h4> <p> On the territory of Saudi Arabia there are historical regions of Najd, Hijaz, Asir, Al-Khasa and others, which make up three large regions – central, western and eastern. In the central part of the Arabian Peninsula, the Nejd Plateau extends. The Shammar Mountains rise to the northwest, their ranges delineating the fertile and densely populated Batina Valley.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Further on, the Big Nefud desert with 100-meter red sand dunes stretches for 610 thousand km². In the south, the huge desert of Rub al-Khali stretches for 1200 km. There is a lifeless region of Bahr es-Safi, covered with quicksands that make strange sounds in windy weather. According to legend, once these sands swallowed up the whole army of the legendary Arabian king Safi. </p> <h5> Central Region </h5> <p> The capital of the Kingdom of Riyadh is located in the heart of the country. Its historical center is in the Al-Bataa region. Museums and galleries, luxury hotels and chic restaurants are concentrated here. Masmak fortress, built in 1865, is the symbol of the Old City. Today, a historical museum is open here. The most complete picture of the history and culture of the country is given by the expositions of the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Among modern wonders, the most impressive are 9The 9-story Burj Al-Mamlaka skyscraper and the Al-Fayzaliya tower, which is crowned with a giant glass ball.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> 30 km northwest of Riyadh, in an oasis, lies the ancient Diraya, the first capital of the kingdom, inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. The ancient citadel, surrounded by the picturesque ruins of palaces and city blocks, has been restored here. The authorities intend to completely recreate the historical buildings. </p> <p> The large city of Buraydah is located 317 km from Riyadh and approximately equidistant from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. This region is dotted with oases of date palms, orange and lemon gardens, and in ancient times busy caravan routes passed through it. In Buraida there is a historical museum, a wonderful park, the remains of an adobe fortress. In the city center is one of the largest fruit, vegetable and handicraft markets in the country. </p> <h5> Western region </h5> <p> The Western region, washed by the waves of the Red Sea, is called Tihama. In the east it is bounded by the foothills of the Hijaz ranges. The holy cities of Mecca and Medina are located here.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> For foreigners who do not profess Islam, they are closed. Orthodox Muslims can freely explore the numerous shrines and sights of these cities. </p> <p> Hijaz is home to the Mada’in Salih archaeological complex, which includes structures from the 1st century BC. e. – 1st century A.D. e. Some of the huge pink rocks here are cut off like a knife and turned into relief portals with columns and steps ascending to heaven. The classical portico at the base of the cliff leads deep into the rock, where tombs with 111 graves are carved. Ancient inscriptions have been preserved on the rocks. This location is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. </p> <p> 79 km west of Mecca, on the shores of the Red Sea, is the port city of Jeddah, the economic center and tourist capital of the kingdom. It is the most open city in the country and one of the largest resorts in Saudi Arabia. In Jeddah there are embassies and consulates of 69 countries, towering skyscrapers of transnational corporations and banks, hotels and shopping centers.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Resort hotels, entertainment complexes, marinas for yachts have been built on the sea coast with a strip of sandy beaches. The port accepts cruise liners. </p> <p> Jeddah has about four million inhabitants. The motto of the city is “Jeddah geir”, which can be translated as “Jeddah is different”. Differences in a multicultural metropolis are manifested in everything, starting with culinary preferences. Seafood dominates in the diet of the inhabitants of the seaside city, unlike in other regions of the country. </p> <p> The name of the city means “grandmother, grandmother”. From time immemorial, there was a tomb in Jeddah, in which, according to ancient legend, the biblical Eve rested. The worship of the Old Testament foremother of mankind was not welcomed by orthodox Islam and was considered harmful superstition, although a small mosque was built over the burial place. At 19In 28, by order of Prince Faisal Al Saud, the tomb, which had stood for many centuries, was demolished. Scientists failed to explore the burial, all the artifacts were destroyed.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> The sights of Jeddah include the Al-Rahma Mosque, built on a platform right in the coastal waters of the Red Sea, the royal palace, ancient quarters. The city fountain of King Fahd is listed in the Guinness Book of Records – a jet of water reaches 312 meters in height. There are other record-breaking structures here as well. On the square. King Abdullah installed the world’s tallest flagpole. The green flag of Saudi Arabia, weighing half a ton, flutters on its 171-meter spire. The King Road Tower has the world’s largest LED display on its façade. The $1.23 billion Jeddah Tower is currently under construction in Jeddah and is 1 km high. More than 200 floors are planned here; upon completion, the building will become the tallest in the world. </p> <p> In recent decades, the streets of Jeddah have become open-air galleries of monumental art. Islamic tradition forbids images of living beings, so the sculptors turned to geometric shapes and ornaments, inspired by everyday objects. Giant jugs and coffee pots are installed at the crossroads, and in Palestine Square, the famous Lebanese sculptor Aref Reyess created a 27-meter metal monument displaying the stylized name of Allah.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The attention of tourists is also attracted by very bizarre sculptures, for example, a giant concrete cube from which car hoods stick out, or a huge bicycle. In total, there are about 400 street art objects. </p> <p> In Jeddah there are interesting museums with ethnographic collections, the exposition of the regional archaeological collection, which tells about the 3000-year history of the city, is especially interesting. In June-July 2019, the Jeddah Season festival was held here for the first time, and in 2020 the Red Sea International Film Festival will be held here, and other major cultural events are planned. </p> <p> One of the latest completed projects of the city’s modern tourism infrastructure is the 4.5-kilometer Jeddah waterfront, opened in 2017. Resort hotels have been built here, beaches and marinas have been equipped, dozens of restaurants and shops are at the service of tourists. Vacationers stroll in the flowering gardens with fountains, there is a cultural center, attractions, playgrounds and a large aquarium with marine life.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Sandy islands planted with palm trees have been created off the coast. Here, open-air bungalows await guests, where you can hide from the Arabian sun and have a picnic. Until 2030, the coastal resort area will be increased to 485 hectares, 4.8 billion dollars have been invested in the project, work is already underway. </p> <h5> Eastern Region </h5> <p> The Eastern Region borders the Persian Gulf. Here stretches the valley lowland of Al-Khasa, turning in the south into the desert of Rub al-Khali. The largest city in the eastern region is the metropolis of Dammam, the oil capital of Saudi Arabia and a major commercial seaport. The city was founded in the 30s of the XX century on the site of a village of fishermen and pearl divers, there are no ancient monuments here. The streets are lined with modern high-rise buildings. Now about a million people live in Dammam, many of them are visitors. Business-oriented hotels have been built here. Italian restaurants and pizzerias are open in the city, tourists praise the masters of Mediterranean cuisine at La Casa Pasta and Da Vinci Italian Restaurant.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> There are also a lot of fast food restaurants of Western brands: Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Burger King, Domino’s Pizza and KFC. </p> <p> King Fahd International Airport is located 20 kilometers northwest of the city. 780 km² of land is assigned to it, which allowed the experts of the Guinness Book of Records to call this airport the largest in terms of area in the world. In 1991, during the Gulf War, US and allied military aircraft were based here. However, today only a small part of the territory is used. The airport has a special terminal for the royal family, four duty-free shops, several restaurants and a five-star hotel. </p> <p> In the seaside valley near the Persian Gulf, there is the world’s largest oasis of Al-Khasa (in tourist guides there is spelling Al-Aqsa, El-Ahsa). 2.5 million date palms grow here, orchards bloom, rice fields are earing. Since ancient times, there have been engineering structures that manage water resources – canals, wells, artificial lakes. Ancient fortresses and residential buildings have been preserved here, many archaeological sites have been discovered, testifying to the continuous settlement of this fertile region since the Neolithic.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> In 2018, the oasis was inscribed as a World Heritage Site for Humanity. </p> <p> On the shores of the Persian Gulf there are several resorts with comfortable beaches and diving centers. In the next decade, the resort area of the eastern region of Saudi Arabia is planned to be significantly expanded. On the coast of the bay, the construction of roads, hotels and amusement parks is deployed. </p> <h4> Beaches </h4> <p> On the beaches of Saudi Arabia you can relax all year round. The average January water temperature in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf is +26.3 °C. From June to November the water warms up to +28…+30 °С. </p> <p> Hundreds of varieties of corals live off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula, colorful fish scurry among the reefs, rays and crabs hide at the bottom. Divers have a chance to discover magnificent pearls under the shells of mollusks. All the beauties of the underwater world can be enjoyed by taking a mask and fins or diving equipment to the beach. For beginner scuba divers, diving schools are open on the beaches.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> A diving course accompanied by instructors will cost between 500-800 riyals, upon completion of the course, international certificates are issued. Individual boat tours to interesting dive sites with equipment rental are offered for about 3500 riyals. </p> <p> The best equipped beaches on the Red Sea coast are located in the resort regions near Jeddah, and on hundreds of kilometers of the country’s sea coast you can always find a picturesque wild corner for secluded swimming. The industrial center of Dammam has good beaches on the Persian Gulf. There the resort infrastructure is developing very quickly, but many hotels are still under construction. </p> <h4> Entertainment </h4> <p> In conservative Saudi Arabia, there are no nightclubs with dance floors, midnight bars and casinos. Centers of “decent” entertainment with rides and restaurants, as a rule, are located in huge shopping centers and on the territory of resort hotels. For example, a whole amusement park awaits buyers in the Al Balad mall in Mecca.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> A major cultural event for the entire Arab world is the annual Al-Jenadriyah National Heritage Festival, which is held at numerous venues around Riyadh and lasts for two weeks. This holiday attracts hundreds of thousands of guests. Within the framework of the festival, concerts, exhibitions and fairs, camel races and horse races, colorful ethnic shows are organized. </p> <p> The range of entertainment is constantly expanding. Since 2019, the Kingdom has been running the Saudi Seasons national program all year round. Within its framework, festivals are held monthly in different parts of the country, designed to demonstrate to tourists the culture, customs and cuisine of the inhabitants of Arabia. </p> <h4> Shopping </h4> <p> Large cities in Saudi Arabia are lined with huge shopping malls offering goods from all over the world. Multi-storey modern malls and traditional bustling bazaars are located in Riyadh, Jeddah and Mecca. A huge market (suk) located southeast of Mecca, on the way to the city of Taif, is very popular among tourists.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> This fair has been known since the time of the Prophet Muhammad. There are about 200 shops and many stalls with a variety of goods – from spices and incense to consumer electronics. </p> <p> As a memento of visiting Saudi Arabia, tourists often buy chased metal utensils, coffee sets, jugs, dishes. Good decorative items made of mother-of-pearl, shells of sea turtles. A richly decorated hookah can serve as an exotic decoration for your living room interior. The jewelry stores offer a huge selection of beautiful products made of gold and silver. Collectors will find curious antiques in the markets. </p> <p> A rosary made of black coral, jewelry made of pearls mined in the waters of the Persian Gulf, a bottle of water from the sacred well of Zamzam in Mecca are popular as a present. Muslims will definitely bring a gift edition of the Koran, wall panels and dishes with Arabic script of sacred sayings, silk prayer rugs from here. </p> <p> Tourists should take into account that all shops are closed during afternoon prayers.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> In large shopping malls and supermarkets, buyers are warned of the approaching hour of prayer through an internal broadcast, messages are in Arabic and English. </p> <h4> Cuisine of Saudi Arabia </h4> <p> Saudi cuisine is based on three pillars – the centuries-old Bedouin food culture, the instructions of the Koran and spices. The use of pork, animal blood, and the use of alcohol are strictly prohibited. </p> <p> The list of basic traditional ingredients of Arabian cuisine, dating back to the modest diet of nomads, is small: cereals, lamb, chicken, vegetables, dates, milk yoghurts and spices. In different regions, the recipes of dishes are replenished with local seasonal products. Smoking incense sticks are often lit for dinner parties, and guests are served rose water to wash their hands. </p> <p> A delicious dish called “mandi” is cooked on coals of black saxaul or acacia wood, blazing in an underground clay oven resembling a Central Asian tandoor with a massive lid. In a ceramic pot, pilaf is cooked from selected basmati rice with spices, then lamb is hung in the oven and languishing over gradually cooling coals for about 8 hours.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> In restaurants of national cuisine, mandi is ordered in advance. This dish is served at weddings and other celebrations. </p> <p> In the oases, you can try another old Bedouin holiday treat: a whole camel is roasted in an underground oven, inside it is a lamb, which, in turn, is stuffed with chicken. This combination is stuffed with rice, nuts, spices. Hummus, a thick spicy chickpea sauce flavored with tahini, pepper and garlic, is popular. </p> <p> In the south of Saudi Arabia, you should try agdu – Yemeni lamb roast with vegetables, baked in a pot. In the coastal regions, there is a wide choice of seafood caught by local fishermen, as well as all kinds of vegetables and fruits delivered on ships from distant countries. For dessert, fruit drinks with ice, halva, puff pastry with almonds and other sweets are served. </p> <p> Centuries-old traditions associated with Arabic coffee. Pilgrims coming to Mecca and Medina carried them all over the world. In Saudi Arabia, coffee is prepared extremely strong, rich and bitter, depending on preferences, spices are added – cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, saffron.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The drink is served in miniature fragile cups without handles (they are called “fengjan”), or in beautiful metal jugs called “della”. Sugar is not added; instead, coffee is often accompanied by dates, dried fruits, candied fruits, nuts, or other desserts. When receiving guests, the owner personally grinds the roasted beans and brews coffee – this is a demonstration of hospitality and generosity. The Arabs say about the hospitable house: “Coffee is prepared here from morning to night.” </p> <p> The ancestors of Arab coffee houses were resting places in Bedouin tents and cells of Sufi monks, where men talked over a cup of coffee, played board games and sipped fragrant hookah. UNESCO experts have recognized the traditions of Arabic coffee as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind. </p> <p> For a taste of Saudi cuisine in Riyadh, visit the restaurant at the luxurious Ritz Carlton, which accepts pre-orders for Mandi. You can enjoy real Arabic coffee, for example, in Five Elephants boutique cafe, where gourmet desserts will be served with the drink.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> In the capital’s Nojoud shopping center, which is opposite the InterContinental Riyadh hotel, you can eat at Tao Bistro, where they treat you to delights of Mediterranean cuisine. To get started, order a meze and you will be served a dozen small portions of a variety of appetizers – fried halloumi, pickled olives, hummus, falafel, thinly sliced shawarma and other treats. </p> <p> Restaurants in multicultural Jeddah serve recipes from all over the world. Known as the “gateway to Mecca”, millions of pilgrims from dozens of countries disembark each year at this port city, and a host of restaurants strive to cater to their needs. The average check for a dinner for two will be about 100 reais. However, individual dishes can be quite expensive. For example, a large lobster with a vegetable side dish will cost 120-130 reais. </p> <p> A huge number of pilgrims forced Saudi Arabia to create its own fast food chains. The menu of these establishments includes shawarma, sandwiches, fried kufta, seafood, pieces of chicken fillet with tahini sauce, crispy spiral curls of french fries and juicy lamb kebabs.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The Albaik Express eatery chain serves fried chicken and shrimp with various sauces. This company organized the world’s largest fast food kitchen in Mecca, capable of feeding hundreds of thousands of pilgrims on the days of the Hajj. Western fast food is prepared at Kudu and Herfy eateries. The cost of lunch in fast food restaurants is within 40 riyals. </p> <h4> Where to stay </h4> <p> Until recently, hotels in Saudi Arabia focused on two main categories of guests – foreign businessmen flying here on business, and pilgrims arriving to visit Mecca. In large cities, 4-5-star hotels of world chains have been built, the cost of living in them ranges from 600 to 2500 riyals per day. </p> <p> Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, Burj Rafal Hotel belong to the best hotels in the capital of the kingdom. The luxurious Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh is located in the Kingdom Center skyscraper. The rooms here are expensive – 1600-5050 riyals), but the service is impeccable, and the restaurants serve truly royal dishes.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> A large shopping complex is attached to the hotel. </p> <p> In Dammam, judging by the reviews of tourists, among the best is the Park Inn by Radisson Dammam 4 * hotel. The cost of living is from 683 riyals. In the resort town of Al Khobar, there is a constant demand for rooms in Sofitel Al Khobar Corniche 5 * and Dana Beach Resort 5 * hotels. </p> <p> Radisson Blu Hotel Jeddah is popular in Jeddah, the price range is SAR 280-398. The hotel is located near the newly built promenade with beaches and entertainment. In city hotels of the 3 * category, you can stay for 130-150 riyals per day. Modest guest houses, designed for pilgrims and families of workers who came here to earn money, offer rooms with private bathrooms and kitchenettes for 35-40 riyals per day. </p> <h4> Transport </h4> <p> The most common form of transport in Saudi Arabia is private cars. This is the main means of transportation for local residents, so there is no need for public transport. In the business centers of large cities, the layout of the streets is subject to the convenience of motorists, often there are no sidewalks for pedestrians, and parking lots are located in their place.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> Taxis are available in all cities. There is an extensive network of intercity bus routes. However, buses are mainly used by visiting low-income immigrant workers and unpretentious pilgrims. </p> <p> There are 315,000 km of roads in the country, of which about 4,000 km are express multi-lane highways. On some highways speed up to 140 km/h is allowed. These highways include 8-lane highways Mecca – Medina, Riyadh – Dammam. </p> <p> 1380 km of railways have been laid in the kingdom, a line for high-speed trains is being built. The subway operates in Riyadh and Mecca, the construction of subway lines continues. </p> <p> Saudi Arabia has 13 international airports connected to major cities and capitals of the world, all capable of handling any class of aircraft. It is curious that, by agreement with NASA, the vast Riyadh airport, located 35 km from the city, served as one of the alternate landing sites for the American Space Shuttle reusable space shuttles. </p> <p> The country also has regional air harbors for domestic flights.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Wealthy travelers use the service of light-engine air taxis; helipads are equipped in all regions. </p> <h4> Car rental </h4> <p> Airports and major cities in Saudi Arabia operate offices of the world’s largest car rental companies. A daily rental of an economy class car such as Toyota Yaris, Chevrolet Spark or Hyundai Elantra will cost about 130 rials, executive cars – from 260 rials, SUVs – from 320 rials. You can get the keys to a premium car, such as a BMW 5 Series, for 750 riyals per day. For renting a luxury limousine, for example, a luxurious Mercedes-AMG S-Class, you need to pay 3000 riyals. </p> <h4> How to get there </h4> <p> There are no flights from Russian cities with Saudi Arabia yet. You can get into the kingdom with a transfer at one of the airports of foreign countries connected with it by direct flights, for example, through Turkey, the United Arab Emirates or Bahrain. Direct flights to Riyadh Airport are carried out by airliners departing from London, Athens, Cairo, Islamabad, Beirut and other capitals.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> For self-selection of flight connections, use the Aviasales.ru service. </p> <p> It is possible to create an interesting travel route through the UAE. For example, plan a flight from Moscow to Dubai, from here you can go sightseeing in neighboring Saudi Arabia in a rented car. Visas are issued at the Al Bata border crossing. </p> <p> If you are on holiday in Egypt, you can travel to Saudi Arabia via the Red Sea by ferry. Passenger ships are sent to the Saudi port of Jeddah from the berths of the Egyptian resorts of Hurghada and Safaga, as well as from the port of Suez. </p> <p><h4> Low price calendar for air tickets </h4> </p> <p> See also: Photos of Saona Island, Sights of Gabon, Wallis and Futuna, Pakistan, Isangel, Krasnodar, House of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, Lake Tisza </p> <h2> skyscrapers, royal palaces, beaches and ski resorts / Articles on Profi.Travel </h2> <p> <strong> About 10 million foreign tourists visit Korea every year, attracted by its rich history and traditions, as well as its variety of tourist attractions.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </strong> </p> <p> Seoul is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Korea with a population of over 10 million. This is an amazing city that can amaze any traveler with its harmonious combination of tall modern skyscrapers and ancient majestic royal palaces of the Joseon era. Many tourists visit Seoul for years, and each time the scenario of their trip is different from the previous one. </p> <h3> How to get there? </h3> <p> From <strong> Moscow and </strong> St. Petersburg, it was possible to fly to Seoul with direct Korean Air flights. Keep an eye on the current flight schedule for additional options. </p> <p> <strong> Incheon Airport (Seoul). </strong> In the buildings of both terminals of the main airport of Korea, there are subway stations: Incheon International Airport T1 and Incheon International Airport T2. The airport is connected to the city by a single line A. </p> <p> <strong> Gimpo Airport (Seoul). </strong> You can also take the subway from the Gimpo Airport building.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Three lines pass through it: No. 5, No. 9 and A. For those who are going to live near Gyeongbokgung Palace or in the vicinity of Dongdaemun Park, line No. 5 is suitable. For the rest, it is more convenient to get there in the same way as from Incheon Airport. </p> <p> <strong> From Busan. </strong> From the “sea capital” of Korea, you can get to Seoul in three ways: by bus, by high-speed train KTX or by low-cost T’Way Air. </p> <p> <strong> From any city in South Korea. </strong> Seoul has direct transport links to cities most visited by tourists. Also, from the South Korean capital, you can get to almost any city in the province of Gyeonggi-do and to major cities located in different parts of the country. The capital has three railway stations, several bus stations and the Gimpo airport, which receives domestic flights. A plane in Korea is often not only the fastest way to get from one city to another, but also the cheapest. </p> <h3> Climatic features </h3> <p> Monsoon climate prevails in the South Korean capital.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Winters here are mild, short and quite warm, but sometimes the temperature can drop to -15°C. Snow often falls in January and February. </p> <p> Noticeable warming begins in the second half of March. In April, during the day, the air can warm up to +20…+22°C, but at night it drops to +5…+10°C. </p> <p> The most comfortable month is May: the daily temperature range is small, it rarely rains. In order to leave vivid and unforgettable impressions from the trip, it is better to go to Seoul in spring, autumn or even winter – in each of these seasons, nature is beautiful in its own way. </p> <p> Summer in Seoul is not too hot, but due to the high humidity, the daytime temperature of +30°C is very hard to bear. In August – September, typhoons pass almost every year. It is definitely not worth going to Seoul in the summer. Comfortable, but already cool weather sets in around October. </p> </p> <h3> Main types of tourism for each season </h3> <p> Each traveler must decide for himself what time of year he wants to visit the country.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> Korea is a country where there is no pronounced tourist season. </p> <p> <strong> In autumn, </strong> tourists will be waiting for red maples, which are a pleasure to admire. The weather at this time is cool, people go for long walks or conquer mountain peaks in national parks. Guests of the country visit various picturesque corners of Korea, go on excursions to distant Buddhist temples and majestic royal palaces. </p> <p> <strong> Winter </strong> is the time to spend on the ski slopes in Korea, because it is not in vain that Korea became the host country for the 2018 Winter Olympics. For tourists, there are five ski resorts in one province with all the necessary infrastructure, from hotels and ski lifts to many cafes and restaurants combined with rental shops and water parks. Even if a tourist does not know how to ski and has no desire to learn it, then you can always stay at the resort to go to the spa, try your luck at the casino, visit the thermal springs, or just walk around the neighborhood, seeing the local attractions.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> <strong> In the spring of </strong>, Korea is worth a visit to admire the cherry blossoms, as well as visit places that are difficult to get to in winter. For example, in the National Park in the Seoraksan Mountains. You can also do Temple Stay meditation at Woljongsa Monastery, or just drive around Korea and see how the country turns from north to south in a soft pink color. </p> <p> <strong> In the summer of </strong>, it is better for tourists to explore the beaches <strong> of Gangwon Province and Busan. </strong> </p> <p> Summer, especially from the end of June to the beginning of September, is the hottest time when all the beaches in Korea are open to local and foreign tourists. Beaches of various lengths and widths with warm sand, equipped with all the necessary infrastructure, are waiting for guests and vacationers. Guests of the country will be able to swim and sunbathe, try their hand at surfing and windsurfing, go diving, taste all types of seafood in beach restaurants, and if this is not enough, then you can buy tickets to Jeju and try yourself as a speleologist in the lava caves of this amazing island.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> </p> <h3> Seoul must-see attractions </h3> <p> <strong> Gyeongbokgung Palace </strong> </p> <p> The very first palace of the Joseon Dynasty was built in 1395 and was the main residence of the king. Now the palace complex is one of the most recognizable tourist sites in South Korea. Some of the most beautiful places in the palace that have been preserved since the Joseon Dynasty are the Gyeonghwaru, Hyangwonjeong and Lotus Pond, which vividly reflect the extraordinary beauty of ancient Korea. The National Palace Museum is located near Hongnemun Gate, and the National Folk Museum is located in Hyangwonjeong. </p> <p> <strong> Changdeokgung Palace and Huwon Garden </strong> </p> <p> Changdeokgung Palace was built in 1405. This is the second royal palace after the main Gyeongbokgung Palace. Changdeokgung includes public pavilions, official meeting pavilions, the king’s residence, and the Huwon Secret Garden. It is the only palace that has preserved the architectural style of the Joseon Dynasty.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> Huwon Garden was used by the king for relaxation, and there are magnificent 300-year-old trees that look harmoniously against the backdrop of royal buildings and a pond. If tourists pass the Donghwamun Gate towards the palace, the Geumcheongyo Bridge will appear on the right. Built in the 11th year of the reign of King Taejong (1411), this stone bridge is the oldest of its kind left in Seoul. </p> <p> <strong> Changgyeonggung Palace </strong> </p> <p> Changgyeonggung Palace is the oldest building in Seoul. More precisely, the first royal chambers on this site were erected almost 400 years before the founding of the current capital of Korea in 1104, during the time of the state of Goryeo. Here he was waiting for the construction of his main palace, Gyeongbokgung, Wang Taejo. He also returned here at the end of his power and lived his last days. In 1418, King Daejong abdicated in favor of his son Sejong. In gratitude, the young king improved the Changyeonggung Palace for his father, which means “palace of unrestrained fun” in Korean.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> <strong> Jongmyo Shrine </strong> </p> <p> A Confucian shrine in honor of deceased kings (wang) and their wives was built in Seoul in 1394. This is the oldest surviving sanctuary where ancestor worship rituals are still held. Like the thread of Ariadne, winding between the trees of the royal tomb, a stone road leads to the place of the last refuge of the rulers of the Li dynasty. This Power is the road of the spirit. In truth, the road consists of three parallel branches. The main one, in the middle, lined with black stone, is intended for dead kings. The right (east) is for living kings, the left (west) is for the relatives of the reigning king. </p> <p> <strong> Cheonggyecheon Stream </strong> </p> <p> Cheongye Square is located at the beginning of Saejongno Street and is considered the place where the city’s famous river channel Cheonggyecheon begins. 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She appeared here almost simultaneously with the founding of Seoul more than six centuries ago. The houses of the nobles in the traditional style have come down to us almost unchanged. </p> <p> Tourists can see ondol (a unique heating system that influenced the social relations and everyday culture of Koreans) with their own eyes in museum houses.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> The Center for Traditional Culture and traditional cuisine restaurants are open here, visiting which you can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of old Korea. </p> <p> <strong> Lotte World Tower </strong> </p> <p> The 123-storey Lotte World Tower, in the form of traditional Korean pottery and brush, is the 5th tallest architectural structure in the world at 555 meters high. The tower, which was completed in December 2016, includes the Signiel Seoul Hotel, high-end apartments, office space, and the Seoul Sky observation deck, from where you can enjoy a magnificent night view of the capital. </p> </p> <h3> Main calendar events and holidays in Seoul </h3> <p> <strong> Cherry blossom. </strong> Sakura in Seoul blooms at the very beginning of April. The flowering period lasts only 5 – 10 days. You can see flowering trees in Yeouido Park, on the territory of Changdeokgung Palace, on the path leading to Namsan Mountain, and in many other places in the city. Following the cherry blossoms, the almond blossoms.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> <strong> Lotus Lantern Festival. </strong> Every year Seoul celebrates Buddha’s birthday. A month before the holiday, multi-colored paper lanterns are hung all over the city, and lanterns in the form of animals, birds and heroes of Korean mythology are installed on the Cheonggyecheon stream. The main lantern is located on the Town Hall Square and is lit throughout the festival. </p> <p> <strong> Golden autumn. </strong> In early November, the mountains that surround Seoul on all sides turn into all sorts of shades of yellow, orange and red. Gyeongbokgung Palace, Huwon Garden and Mount Namsan are especially beautiful at this time. In the morning, the city is shrouded in fog, and to see this incredible spectacle, many Koreans and tourists with good physical fitness climb Mount Bukhansan before dawn. </p> </p> <h3> Where else should tourists go besides Seoul? </h3> <p> <strong> Gangwon Province </strong> </p> <p> “Kangwon” in Korean means “living land sent down by heaven.” The province got its name many centuries ago, but still justifies it: more than 80% of the territory of Gangwon-do is occupied by mountains and forests.<img loading='lazy' src='' /> </p> <p> The province is considered the lungs of the country, and residents of large polluted cities like to come here for weekends to enjoy clean air and feel in harmony with nature. </p> <p> <strong> Busan </strong> </p> <p> Busan is the second largest but no less important city in South Korea. Known primarily as a giant international port, the beach capital of the Republic of Korea, and in recent years has been gaining popularity as a venue for business and MICE events. </p> <p> <strong> Jeju Island </strong> </p> <p> Jeju Island is one of the largest and most famous resorts in South Korea. Koreans and foreign travelers come here to see the unique nature, which includes the crater of an extinct volcano, tropical forest, lava caves, endless beaches and much more. Jeju is a volcanic island. Due to its landscapes and biological diversity, the island has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 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