Abha

Abha city is called the bride of the southern region and the fog city. It is higher than the sea level and is built on mountains. It is one of the tourists attraction due to its cool weather in summer compared with the desert weather in other regions in Saudi Arabia. 

It includes a large number of monuments and palaces such as Rijal Alma as shown in pictures below. Abha is full of green mountains and coloured heritage buildings. It is a city that you can escape the heat during summer time.

 It includes popular traditions markets such as Tuesday market that contains only traditional things such as pots and baskets and a lot of modern malls such as Abha mall. 

In terms of things to do in Abha for tourists, there are many resorts that are connected by chairlifts which make them more interesting because of the mountains surrounding these resorts. one example is AlSoudah resort as shown below. 

Another example is the Green Mountain Restaurant & Cafe. It has many natural parks that have the rocky nature which is a golden opportunity for hiking and enjoying natural views. The Cable car is the only transportation method that is used to take tourists to the old Abha.

The city has been developing since the last 20 years especially its infrastructure and transportation which makes a rocky nature city accessible. There is a domestic airport that connects Abha with big cities such as Jeddah and the capital Riyadh. Hotels range from five-stars to small motels in the villages around Abha. We usually enjoy opening the hotel windows to allow clouds and fogs get inside the rooms. It is a really interesting and fun place to visit.