Israel, Shivta Nabatean City (Hebrew Narration)

Shivta, in Israel’s Negev Desert is a Nabatean City that forms part of the series of UNESCO Heritage Site Desert Cities which were part of the Nabatean Spice Route, transporting frankincense and myrrh from Yemen to port on the Mediterranean. Relatively uniquely Shivta was never destroyed, and whilst over time many of the structures collapsed, having been restored by archaeologists, walking through the ruins really presents the feeling of walking through what was once a real, live city, and not just a pile of ruins.