The Western Wall, considered the most sacred site for prayer and religious and national gatherings, has a magnetic appeal for the Jewish people. Many tourists, visitors, and worshippers visit the site, which is one of the most popular and highly recommended attractions in Jerusalem.

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The Western Wall

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The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the most sacred site for millions of Christian believers

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher

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The Church of All Nations is located near the Garden of Gethsemane in the western part of Mount Olives, where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus prayed his last prayer. 

Church of All Nations & Gathsemane

The Garden Tomb is an especially popular site, brimming with lush green niches, making it a definite item on your list to visit. The garden is quiet and tranquil, suitable for prayer and reflection. There is no need to reserve in advance, but we recommend coordinating a visit nevertheless, by phoning 02-6272745, especially for groups.

The Garden Tomb

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The Dormition Abbey is one of the most impressive churches in Jerusalem due to its size, beauty, and location overlooking the Old City. According to Christian tradition, the church was built on the site where Mary, the mother of Jesus, fell into her death coma, hence its name, "The Dormition" - which means slumber. 

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The Dormition Abbey

During his lifetime, Absalom built a monument to himself in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to carry on my name".He named the monument after himself, and it is known as Absalom's Monument to this day. Thus the Bible in Samuel 2 (18: 18) describes one of the episodes in the tempestuous life of King David’s rebellious son, Absalom. Traditionally, the King’s Valley is thought to be the Kidron Valley, which runs alongside the City of David, between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives.
The structure that has long been identified with Absalom’s monument is an ancient rock-cut tomb with a conical roof, which is indeed located in the Kidron Valley. Modern scholarship, however, has dated the structure to the first century CE, proposing that it is in fact the nefesh, or monument, of a neighboring burial cave. Apparently, during the Second-Temple period it was de rigueur for wealthy Jerusalemites to build massive monuments alongside their tombs.
Still, even if it turns out that it isn’t the original Absalom’s Pillar, the structure – like the nearby Zechariah’s Tomb – stands as an important Jerusalem landmark and a prime example of Greek-inspired architecture in the Holy Land.
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Absalom’s Pillar (Yad Avshalom)

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Agnon’s home in the Talpiot neighborhood has become an established Jerusalem institution where people come to see Agnon’s humble living quarters, his extensive library, and, of course, his Nobel Prize.

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Shai Agnon House

Al-Aqsa Mosque, located south of the Temple Mount near Shlomo's Ark, is a large and impressive place of prayer and one of the most important and sacred mosques in the Muslim world. The Al-Aqsa Mosque has the structure of a Byzantine basilica, and its dome is visible from a distance. Non-Muslims are prohibited from entering the mosque, but you can visit the complex during opening hours without entering the buildings.

Al-Aqsa Mosque

A Russian church named after a Russian commander who was martyred. A patron of Czar Alexander III. Within the site are impressive archeological remains from the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Alexander Nevsky Church

A photo exhibit of the defenders of the Jewish Quarter

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Alone on the Walls - 1948 Old City Siege

This unique center offers numerous adventures and experiences that will give you a glimpse into the historical events that led to the unification of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War.

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Ammunition Hill (Givat HaTahmoshet)

The Karlin-Stolin Hassidic dynasty originated in the 18th-century with the Great Rabbi Aharon of Karlin in present-day Belarus. The Karlin-Stolin hassidim (followers) settled in Jerusalem around 1870 and established a synagogue in the Old City, which they named ‘Beis Aharon’ after a book authored by the second Rabbi Aharon of Karlin. After the synagogue was destroyed during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, the Karlin-Stolin hassidim relocated to the Beit Yisrael neighborhood in west Jerusalem and established a new synagogue.

Beis Aharon Synagogue

Between December 1916 and December 1917, the British Empire launched a campaign to take over the city of Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, and in the process lost many soldiers. The British Military Cemetery on Mount Scopus, also known as the Jerusalem War Cemetery, houses the graves of more than 2,500 fallen Commonwealth soldiers from these years. The cemetery consists of simple headstones that detail the name, age, date of death and the unit of the soldiers, with 100 of them unidentified. 
The grounds also houses the Jerusalem Memorial as a tribute to the Commonwealth servicemen who died during operations in Egypt and elsewhere in the nearby areas during the time.  The Jerusalem Memorial includes a chapel with a mosaic designed by Robert Anning Bell, and unveiled in 1927 by Lord Allenby, one of Britain’s greatest war heroes, who had been instrumental in the conquest of Palestine and Syria during World War I.
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Jerusalem British War Cemetery and Memorial

Let’s take a tour of the burnt house and get to know one of the most important sites in the Old City. The Burnt House is a home from the Second Temple period that was excavated during the restoration of the Jewish Quarter after the unification of Jerusalem. 

The Burnt House (Katros House)

Christian Quarter - Old City

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The Church of Mary Magdalene is a Russian church on the western slopes of the Mount of Olives. The church was nicknamed the Onion Church thanks to its domes shape on its minarets that look like golden onions.

Church of Mary Magdalene

The Church of St John the Baptist is a small church in the south of the Christian quarter in the old city, at the corner of Christians Street and David Street. 

Church of St. John the Baptist

This is one of the most beautiful and impressive gates among the gates of the wall

Damascus Gate

Davidson Center, the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, is located nearby the Western Wall in the Old City. Davidson Center is one of Jerusalem’s top tourist attractions due to its historical and archeological significance and, of course, its beauty

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The Jerusalem Archaeological Park - Davidson Center

The Dome of the Ascension is west of the Dome of the Rock. It is a church with a cruciform structure from the 12th century used as a Christian baptismal chapel that preserves the memory of Jesus' ascension to heaven 40 days after his resurrection. 

Dome of the Ascension

Islam’s third holiest site after Mecca and Medina, the Dome of the Rock is built on top of the <a href="https://itraveljerusalem.com/attraction/temple-mount/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Temple Mount</a> in the Old City. At the heart of the sanctuary is the Foundation Stone where, according to Islamic tradition, the prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.
The Dome, which was completed in 691-692 A.D., and has since come to define Jerusalem’s skyline, is an excellent example of middle Byzantine art. The man who initiated the construction, Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, hoped that the building, a shrine for pilgrims rather than a mosque for public worship, would “house the Muslims from cold and heat.” The structure was restored many times throughout the centuries, coated once with gold, then with tiles.
The most recent restoration of the site was carried out in 1998 by Jordan’s King Hussein II, who sold one of his houses in London to help fund the 80 kilograms of gold required to coat the dome. The sanctuary’s lavish interior is decorated with mosaic, marble and inscriptions. One of the reasons why the sanctuary has remained intact through the centuries, withstanding earthquakes that destroyed many nearby structures, is its octagonal shape.
Non-Muslim visitors are not allowed to enter the Dome of the Rock, but can get a close look from the Temple Mount courtyard during regular non-Muslim visiting hours.
As with other holy sites in Jerusalem, visitors to the Temple Mount are asked to dress modestly.

Visit Dome of the Rock - Jerusalem

Gethsemane is where according to the Christian tradition and as described in the New Testament, Jesus prayed his last prayer the night before his crucifixion and was tormented before being handed over to the Romans by Judas Iscariot.

The Garden of Olives - Gethsemane

The Gihon Spring was the main source of water for the City of David, the original site of Jerusalem. The spring was not only used for drinking water, but also initially for irrigation of gardens in the adjacent Kidron Valley. 

Gihon Spring at The City of David

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Those who have visited Tzfat invariably tour the HaAri synagogue for its history and ornate decor. However, few know that there is another HaAri synagogue right in Jerusalem's Old City.

Rabbi Issac Luria, also known as The Ari, or "HaAri" (literally, "the lion," but also a Hebrew acronym meaning "the divine Rabbi Isaac"), was one of the most prominent mystics in Jewish history. The HaAri, who lived in the 16th century, for the most part in the north of Israel, established a school of Jewish mysticism known as Lurianic Kabbalah.

The system revolutionized Kabbalistic thought and continues to be hugely influential both among Jewish mystics and in the pop-Kaballah circles made famous (some would say, infamous) by such practitioners as Madonna, Ashton Kutcher, and David Beckham. According to tradition, the HaAri Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City is located in the building where Luria was born and resided for 20 years.

Like several other houses of prayer, the HaAri Synagogue was established inside a residential building in order to avoid detection by the Ottoman authorities, who had forbidden the city’s Jews to engage in public prayer. The synagogue was destroyed during the Arab riots of 1936, but has since been restored.