قلعة الشيخ سلمان بن أحمد الفاتح (قلعة الرفاع) Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al fateh Fort (Riffa Fort)
On the 27th of January 2013, Ministry of Culture has inaugurated its first tourism project: RIFFA FORT…
“The Riffa fort will be hosting a permanent exhibition on the history and traditions of the Al Khalifa family. The interactive exhibition designed by the French company La Meduse is installed in a pavilion designed by PAD architects. The Pavilion is a free standing structure built within a larger courtyard of the Riffa Fort and is designed to highlight the historical architectural features of the fort. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the fort will also host a cafe (Saffron / زعفران) with a terrace overlooking the Wadi of Al Hunaynyeh”
The pavilion
Inside the Pavilion, some of the rooms has a tablet that gives more details about the item
Dynamic Arabic poetry on the walls
Al Khalifa Digital Family Tree
The Terrace
The Terrace beautiful view
They are more & more beautiful things to see…
The fort’s opening timings are:
Weekdays: 9 am to 2 pm
Thursdays & Fridays: 9 am to 6 om
Fridays: 3 pm to 6 pm
Its a beautiful place to visit, i loved everything about it… A MUST VISIT… Ministry of culture is working really hard on improving the tourism sector in Bahrain, and we are seeing a fantastic results…
Thank You Shaikha Mai شكرا للشيخة مي