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Zerqa Ma'in
Southwest of Madaba are the thermal mineral springs of Zerqa Ma'in and Zara, where people have come for thermal treatments - or simply to enjoy a hot soak - since the days of Rome. What better way to end a day immersed in history than in a wonderful, naturally warm bath?
Ten minutes to the west of Madaba is the most revered site in Jordan: Mount Nebo, the memorial of Moses, the presumed site of the prophet's death and burial place. A small, square church was built on the spot by early Byzantine Christians, and later expanded into a vast complex. Sixty years of excavation reveal a basilica-church and a large cluster of monastic buildings.
From a platform in front of the church you take in a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea to the rooftops of Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
Continuing, you arrive at Mukawer and nearby Machaerus, the hilltop stronghold of Herod the Great. Upon Herod's death, the fortress fell to Herod Antipas, and it is here that John the Baptist was beheaded.
