The journey from the port takes around an hour - normally that is - but there's little "normally" as far as traffic in and around Jerusalem is concerned. The place heaves with tourists and pilgrims and, at the same time, the city tries to be a thriving commercial centre within Israel.This is what was to be in store for us -
Jerusalem, situated between the coast and the Dead Sea, has been a place of pilgrimage and worship for Jews, Christians and Muslims since the biblical era. Its Old City has significant religious sites around the Temple Mount compound, including the Western Wall (sacred to Judaism), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (a Christian pilgrimage site) and the Dome of the Rock (a 7th-century Islamic shrine with a gold dome)
Jerusalem, situated between the coast and the Dead Sea, has been a place of pilgrimage and worship for Jews, Christians and Muslims since the biblical era. Its Old City has significant religious sites around the Temple Mount compound, including the Western Wall (sacred to Judaism), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (a Christian pilgrimage site) and the Dome of the Rock (a 7th-century Islamic shrine with a gold dome)
Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Discover some of the most sacred sites of the Holy Land –
Garden of Gethsemane
Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem
See the beautiful mosaic inside the Church of All Nations
View the Rock of Agony, where Christ endured his Passion
Enter the Jewish quarter through the Dung Gate, revered as
the sole remnant of the 2nd Temple, erected by Herod the Great. The Wall is the
most sacred Jewish shrine in Jerusalem
See the Temple Mount
See the Al-Aqsa Mosque
See the Dome of the Rock, sacred to Muslims
Walk the Via Dolorosa
Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the final Station of
the Cross, believed to enshrine the site of Christ’s crucifixion
Travel to Bethlehem where you’ll visit the Church of the
Nativity
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| Our port of call, Ashod, is on the left and Jerusalem is on the right. Bethlehem is to the south of Jerusalem in Palestinian-controlled territory |
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| We're on our way! |
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| Countryside between Ashdod and Jerusalem |
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| Our first view of the Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount from Mount Scopus as we approach Jerusalem |
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| Mount of Olives |
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