MISFAT

Misfat Old Village from a distance with Jebel Akhdar towering in the background

Misfat al Abryeen is one of the many attractive traditional villages in Oman, reminiscent of old villages in a Mediterranean town. Twisting lanes, covered passages and walkways, meandering flights of steps and an occasional pictureesque café. Of course we had to explore Misfat! And next to the village itself was the garden squeezed into the steep-sided gorge watered by falajs. We walked along the falajs and explored the garden after we had criss-crossed Misfat itself.

Misfat climbing up along the side of the gorge
Inside a little coffee place. We sat on the covered roof terrace, but to get there we passed through a warren of small rooms
The views towards Jebel Akhdar from one of the terraces
No cars could possibly enter these parts of the town
One of the many lovely doors we saw on our walks
Just outside the walled town were the gardens. Notice the falajs leading water around their gardens
The garden was next to the outer wall of the Misfat town

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