Located about an hour deeper into the interior than Nizwa, Jabreen is perhaps the best fort in Oman to visit. As with most forts, the ramparts and buildings have been painstakingly restored to exactly how they would have appeared when first built over 300 years ago. There are the usual collections of weapons and day-to-day household items that give a sense of how the fort’s occupants lived, but what marks Jabreen out is its ceilings, where the wooden beams have been intricately painted with simple and beautiful designs which have survived the passage of time in wonderful condition.