Al-Balad
The UNESCO old town: coral-stone merchant houses with wooden roshan balconies, the souqs, the restoration in progress. Morning or late afternoon - midday is brutal.
Guide
Things to do in Jeddah
Jeddah is the historic gateway to Mecca and the Red Sea's great port city: the UNESCO old town, the new Corniche, the diving, and a food scene shaped by centuries of pilgrims and traders.
Photos for Jeddah are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
The old town
The waterfront
Jeddah Corniche
30 km of Red Sea waterfront: the new north Corniche's fountains and cycle tracks, the Sculpture Museum's open-air collection, King Fahd's 312m fountain at night.
Floating Mosque
The mosque on the water at the Corniche's edge: serene at dawn, beautiful at night.
Culture
Tayebat Museum
The private museum of Hijazi heritage: four floors of artifacts, the old Jeddah house reconstructions. The essential history lesson.
Under the water
Red Sea diving
Some of the world's best reefs, 30 minutes by boat: coral walls, turtles, the untouched north. The diving is the reason to stay an extra day.
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