Mount Nebo

Mount Nebo It is not a simple mountain from which to see the horizon: it has different historical and visitable spaces that enrich the visit, as they give it context. These are the places what to see on Mount Nebo and its immediate surroundings.

• Monument and viewpoint: it is the place where the visitor really imagines the famous scene in which Moses sees the Promised Land. To help put you in such a situation, there is a panel that explains what you see from here, such as Jerusalem (when the day is clear), the Golan Heights and the Dead Sea. To commemorate the episode, a modern, cross-shaped monument was erected that actually symbolizes the antler with the serpent that Moses used as an antidote to the stings of that animal.
• Memorial Church of Moses: externally, its current appearance is sober, the result of a recent reconstruction but as can be seen, it rises on the foundations of a Byzantine basilica of the late sixth century, erected in turn on another more humble of the fourth century. Its interior houses spectacular and very well preserved mosaics, some of them with hunting scenes where the visitor can see typical animals of that period. In addition to being a church, its interior is musealized, so you will find information on panels that will help you understand the space.
• Interpretation Space: a few meters from the memorial church there is an interpretation space of Mount Nebo. In reality, it is an open but roofed area, where you can see other mosaics, with information panels that explain the history of the place

These three spaces are all located on Mount Nebo, but in the surroundings there are other interesting places, for which you will have to move with a vehicle, since the walking distance is excessive.

• Moses Spring: about 2.5 km from Mount Nebo. It is one of two places that, according to popular belief, could be the spring of Moses (the other is in
  Wadi Musa
  ). The prophet Moses would have struck with his rod a rock in this place, from which he would have flowed water to give water to his followers. At present there are only a few eucalyptus trees that mark the hypothetical location of the spring, which only has water if it has rained in the previous days
• Church of Saints Lot and Procopius: near the village of Khirbet Mukhayaat, about 3 km from Mount Nebo. It is the remains of a Byzantine church of the mid-sixth century and, as was customary, had rich mosaics that have been preserved in a more than acceptable way
• Al Hakaya Museum: on the road to Mount Nebo, about 2 km before arriving. It is a curious ethnographic museum where scenes of traditional Jordanian life are recreated, throughout its history: Bedouin habitats, models representing biblical scenes and a long etcetera, where there is no lack of a large souvenir shop to acquire typical crafts of the country

In addition to all this, it is worth mentioning the fortress of Macheron (Mukawir), which was in turn the palace of Herod the Great, where John the Baptist was beheaded at the instigation of Salome. We talk about its location and attractions on
the Dead Sea page
.