Amman Culture
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, in Jabal Al-Waibdeh (tel: (06) 463 0128; website: www.nationalgallery.org), is a complex of cinemas, theatres and exhibition space. It hosts a full programme of activities for which they produce a monthly programme. Details can also be found in the Jordan Times (website: www.jordantimes.com). This is also the venue for the Jordan Film Festival each May.
The main cinemas are the Galleria in the Sheraton Entertainment Centre, Abdoun Circle (tel: (06) 593 4793), Cinema City in the Mecca Shopping Mall (tel: (06) 551 9711), Grand Cinemas in the Zara Centre, Wadi Saqra (tel: (06) 461 3260) and Cine Le Royal, Third Circle Le Royal Hotel (tel: (06) 460 3022). These tend to have the latest releases but have been censored. Throughout downtown is a plethora of small cinemas showing dated movies that have been badly dubbed and heavily censored.
Tours of Amman



Fresh ideas are just one click away...
Travel Deals
-
Finland Activity & adventure holidays Finnish Lapland has enormous areas of untouched wilderness and mile upon mile of wild rolling fells. This vast open countryside, sparkling in the winter sunshine, just begs to be explored by
-
Orlando Adrenaline Whether you’re enjoying the hair-raising delights of the world’s only flying rollercoaster called Manta at SeaWorld or racing through the Everglades on an airboat in search of alligators, one thing’s for
-
Cambodia Luxury holidays Today Cambodia is symbolised by awesome Angkor Wat, the largest man-made religious structure in the world. However, Cambodia is also home to some of the finest boutique hotels in the world
-
Laos Inspire Me When the French colonised Indochina they had a saying: "The Vietnamese grow the rice, the Cambodians watch the rice grow, and the Lao people listen to the rice grow." This is
-
Vietnam Cultural breaks Vietnam is a country with a rich and varied history that is now firmly focused on her bright future. This is why it has become one of the hottest destinations for
-
Dominican Republic Family holidays The Dominican Republic has soared in popularity as a tropical hotspot for families seeking sun, sand and an affordable holiday in the Caribbean. The island's main attraction is magnificent golden sand