探索旧吉达，Al Balad

An amazing collection of old buildings with fabulous balconies. It's pretty much a huge building site, but when complete, this area will be stunning! Enjoyed my two visits very much, getting lost in the narrow alleys

It’s always fun to walk around albalad in the mornings as well as at night ! It’s just very inconvenient that most of the roads under construction! No signs of what to see /where to go You just walk endlessly till you find yourself twice in the same location So for me since I went there a lot I like this roaming without a plan Till last week I needed to use the toilets and no available public toilets ! Had end my walk fast 😅✨ But the vibes and buildings after reading the history of it is fascinating

What a fabulous area. It is amazing.. historical building s and new modern buildings blend so well together. A must see.. thankfully many of the very old buildings are being renovated to preserve them. Truly wonderful. Back for a visit today as temperatures have dropped. Still just amazing. Such a lot of work completed on restoration of old buildings.

The first question anybody would ask when visiting here is why such a rich country would let their most historical city fall to pieces in front of their eyes? The old centre is a ghost town of rotting stone and timbers that has just recently become a construction site. I suggest coming back in another 20 years and hopefully it’s in better shape then. However, sadly, it’s one of the few things worth doing in Jeddah so you will probably come here regardless, wander around, and think how sad it all is. After talking to a local I was told that everyone was moved out. Very good. It’s a danger now. One day I am sure it will be fabulous. What gets me though is just how much of Jeddah is ugly dirty and dysfunctional. Obviously, it’s not deemed necessary to put any serious money into urban beautification (even upkeep). I get the feeling I’m walking in a third world city. Why no civic pride?

It is huge movement to turn the old city into a tourist hub, by restoring old buildings and turn them into shops. This place smells history and roaming around it reminds you of fabulous simple architecture, traditional businesses and the close proximity of those days among people and entities. One point to take into consideration is that the weather is humid