Ben Gurion Airport 46 min
Shuk Machane Yehuda (7 min) Iconic street market lined with stalls selling fruits, vegetables, apparel & prepared foods. Al-Aqsa Mosque (11 min) Domed, Islamic place of worship linked to Muhammad & rebuilt over the 8th to 11th centuries. Mount Zion (16 min) Hill rising to 2,500 ft., with a Benedictine abbey, Holocaust museum, cemetery & biblical landmarks. Church of Nativity (28 min) Heritage site of a 4th-century church said to be built above a cave in which Jesus was born. Tower of David (13 min) Medieval citadel on the site of forts dating back 2,000 years & a museum of Jerusalem's history. Jaffa Gate (12 min) Imposing 1500s stone portal in the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, open to vehicles & pedestrians. City of David (12 min) Historical guided tours taking in city's archeological sites & ancient tunnels on foot or segway. Mount of Olives (12 min) Historic mountain referenced in the Old & New Testaments of the Bible, now a cemetery & sacred spot. Dome of the Rock (11 min) Iconic gold-topped Islamic shrine built around 690AD with huge relevance to both Christians & Jews. Gethsemane (10 min) This olive garden, now adjacent to a Franciscan church, figures prominently into Christian texts. Yad Vashem (17 min) Memorial complex to Holocaust victims with guided tours of a museum displaying historical exhibits. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (12 min) Art & archaeology museum with prehistoric to modern collections, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. Temple Mount (11 min) Hilltop site also called the Noble Sanctuary containing Islamic, Christian & Jewish structures. Church of the Holy Sepulchre (12 min) Basilica dating to the 4th century that is marked by some Christians as the site of Jesus's tomb. Western Wall (11 min) Remnant of the ancient wall of the Temple courtyard, a sacred site of Jewish prayer & pilgrimage. |