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Jerusalem

The Christian Quarter and Tower of David:

The two holiest places in Christianity in one 1,700-years-old church where no one can move even a ladder. The palaces of 4 popes, the Russian Tzar's bedroom, an Ethiopian village on the rooftop, and the fort of jerusalem.

the Catholic, Coptic, Melkite and Orthodox Patriarchies, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Nevsky Church, Church of the Redeemer, Tower of David.

Trip type: Urban walking* trip, includes sites that require payment.

 

The Jewish Quarter and the Western Wall Tunnels:

A trip on the rooftop of and tunnels under the streets. 2,000 years old ruins, including the holy western wall and the most important and ancient synagogues in Jerusalem where the fanous rabbies that went to Israel prayed.

Rooftops scenic viewpoint on the city, Hurva, Sepharadic and Ramban Synagogues, the Western Wall and the Western Wall Tunnels.

Trip type: Urban walking* trip, includes sites that require payment.

 

Kidron Valley and the Via Dolorosa:

A holy valley - unique view on Jerusalem, 2000 years old Hasmonean buildings, Gate of Mercy, some of the holiest churches in the world and a hospice that looks as if it's in 19th century Europe.

The streets through which Jesus Christ carried his cross, a very holy and popular pilgrimage site for thousands of years.

Avshalom's Tomb, Gethsemane, St. Anne Church, the Austrian Pilgrim Hospice.

Trip type: Urban walking* trip, includes sites that require entrance fee.

 

Following the Pioneers Beyond the Walls:

The story of the first neighborhood beyond the walls of the city and Sir Moses Montefiore, the Moroccan second neighborhood that was forgotten, the third neighborhood that got famous on Nahalat Shiv'a, and the neighborhood that used to be the most modern in Jerusalem and today is the center of Ultra-orthodox Judaism.

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's house and story of reviving the hebrew language, the Ethiopian church and the Russian Compound.

Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Mahne Israel, Nahalat Shiv'a, Beit David, Mea Shearim, the Ethiopian Church and the Russian Compound.

Trip type: Urban non-circular walking* trip.

 

Mount Zion, City of David and Siloam tunnel:

The tomb of King David and the room of Jesus' Last Supper in the ancient and holy building. Ruins from the 1st Temple period (600BCE), David's Palace and the water tunnel King Hezekiah dug that helped him survive the siege of the Assyrians back in 700BCE.

David's Tomb, the Cenacle, City of David and Siloam tunnel.

Trip type: Urban walking* trip, water trip, includes sites that require entrance fee.

 

Israel Museum:

The Holyland Model of 2nd-temple Jerusalem, the Shrine of the Book and the 2,000-years old bible scrolls in it and other of the most important archeological findings of this land.

Trip type: Educational museum tour, Enterence to the museum requires payment.

*moderate walk trips and city tours are 3-7km.

"Meant for trekkers" walks are 7km or more, meant for healthy and fit people who can climb and jump.

**The trips are half a day, 5-6 hours, except for those that say otherwise. (therefore it's possible to have 2 trips a day).

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