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Kuwait

Kuwait City is the Gulf's quiet surprise: a compact capital on a sheltered bay where the blue-tiled Kuwait Towers rise above the corniche, the Grand Mosque glows in its great dome, and Souq Al-Mubarakiya still smells of cardamom, grilled fish and oud after dark. This guide books the city properly, with the towers and the waterfront, the civic landmarks around Seif Palace, the Islamic art museums, the Scientific Center and the cultural centre's opera house, then reaches beyond the skyline to Failaka Island, the border farms and the open desert. It pairs those days with a plain-spoken look at where to stay, from downtown classics to beach resorts on the Gulf, what to eat, when to go and how to behave, because a country this hospitable rewards visitors who arrive prepared.