Byzantine Churches and Mosaics of Jerash
Jerash · Jordan
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Step back into the Byzantine era to discover a collection of sacred spaces and their stunning floor art. You will walk through ancient naves and gaze at intricate stone mosaics that have survived for centuries. This journey reveals how early Christian worship transformed the landscape of this ancient city.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 8. The rest are in the app.
Church of Bishop Isaiah
The Church of Bishop Isaiah in Jerash, Jordan.
Synagogue-Church at Gerasa
A third-century synagogue repurposed into a Byzantine church under the orders of Emperor Justinian.
Church of St. Cosmas and Damianus
The ruins of the Church of St Cosmos and St Damianus in Jerash, Jordan.
The Cathedral
A Byzantine cathedral built from the recycled stones of two earlier temples.
Temple of Zeus
The ruins of the Temple of Zeus in Jerash, Jordan.
Church of Saint Marianos
The Church of Marianos in Jerash, Jordan.
Stop 7
Stop 8
- 2 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Jerash
5 walks
How a walk works
2 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 8 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.