Trota Mundos desde el Quivir
Built in the 2nd century
Located northeast of Amman, Qasr Al-Hallabat is part of the desert castles route. Built in the 2nd century by the Roman Emperor Caracalla to protect the region from Bedouin tribes, it's a fortress over the Via Traiana Nova, linking Damascus and Aqaba via Petra and Amman. It is square-shaped and built against black basalt and sandstone, with a tower at each corner. The door of the castle is a definite highlight since it's made out of a solid slab of granite. There are also some reliefs carved into the stone, and a kind of improvised museum has been installed in one of the rooms of the castle. There are, however, some areas that can not be visited due to danger of collapse.
I'd suggest visiting early in the morning because later on the sun beats down mercilessly.
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