Restoring 30 buildings into an eco-resort, AD100 designer Shahira Fahmy breathes new life into AlUla’s historic Old Town.
Gently reimagining tourism in the Middle East by presenting an authentic experience of life in the Saudi heritage site, the new Dar Tantora The House Hotel in AlUla’s spellbinding Old Town is a masterstroke of regenerative design.
The meandering alleyways of the Old Town in AlUla will transport you to a different time, when instead of stone and mud brick ruins, a thriving settlement once stood witness to silk, spices and incense being traded between the east and the west. Now, thanks to a unique restoration project, you don’t need to close your eyes to imagine this 800-years-old neighbourhood at the height of its influence.
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