Petra: The High Place of Sacrifice

To reach the High Place of Sacrifice takes a steep 400 step climb. Hard going when it's 45c. As you climb you can look back on the valley below until the path starts to wind between the rocks.

The locals don't miss a trick to set up a stall even on the climb up.

At the top of the climb is the place of sacrifice where animals were sacrificed to the gods. Even the sacrificial alter has become a display shelf for bangles and fridge magnets.

From the back of the plateau you can see down into the Faras valley. This facade is the 'Tomb of the Roman Soldier'

I liked the Tomb of the Roman Soldier. Because it shows how assimilated they were when they occupied the area (I think) under Emperor Trajan. Their memorials were in the local style. No-one knows who the soldier was but the remains of his statue are in a niche in the facade. The Romans used a lot of the temples for their own purposes.