saint John

saint John: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit saint John

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach saint John — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.87969, 36.25485. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near saint John

• St George Monastery · church · Homs Governorate · ~16 km · Must-see
• Krak des Chevaliers · fort · Homs Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• Misyaf Castle · fort · Hama Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Al-Kahf Castle · fort · Tartus Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tell Kazel · fort · Tartus Governorate · ~39 km · Must-see
• Amrit Melkart Temple · fort · Tartus Governorate · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tartus Museum · museum · Tartus Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fortress of Arwad · fort · Tartus Governorate · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jabal al Kana'is · viewpoint · Hama Governorate · ~48 km · Must-see
• قلعة أبو قبيس · fort · Hama Governorate · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kadesh · fort · Homs Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Khalid Ibn al-Waleed Mosque · dargah · Homs Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see
• Al Nuri Great Mosque · dargah · Homs Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see
• Al-Atassi Mosque · dargah · Homs Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Homs · fort · Homs Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• Umm al-Zenar Church · fort · Homs Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• Jabal al Arba`in · viewpoint · Hama Governorate · ~62 km · Must-see
• Shaizar castle · fort · Hama Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of saint John

Other churches near saint John

• St George Monastery · church · Homs Governorate · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monastère Saint-Serge-et-Saint-Bacchus · church · North Governorate · ~88 km · Must-see
• Saint Elisha Monastery · church · North Governorate · ~92 km · Must-see
• Monastery of Mar Yakub (St James) · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~113 km · Must-see
• Dayr Mar Musa · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~137 km · Must-see
• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~145 km · Must-see
• Convent of Saint Thecla · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~147 km · Must-see
• Saints Sergios and Bacchos Monastery · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~148 km · Must-see
• كنيسة الشحارة · church · Homs Governorate · ~19 km
• Mar Hanna · church · Hama Governorate · ~52 km

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