In the Footsteps of the Crusaders – 2018
- Duration
3 hours - Starting Point / Ending Point
Safra Square, 26 Jaffa Street
Overview
A free tour about the European crusaders who yearned to make it to the holy city of Jerusalem. They arrived in 1099 and began building a Christian spiritual center, making Jerusalem into the crusaders’ capital. They fortified the city, renovated the streets and markets and founded hospitals and hostels for pilgrims.
Hear about some of the orders of the crusader knights, see the burial places of the leaders of the crusades and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, learning about the different sects of Christianity that are keepers of the church.
Tour Date
2018
About the municipality’s free Saturday tours
All of the municipality’s free tours meet on Saturday at 10:00 am in Safra Square (26 Yaffo Street), near the palm trees. They are given in English unless otherwise specified, are a medium level of difficulty and without Shabbat desecration.
The routes are subject to change.
All tours are given by licensed guides and take place in all weather conditions.
The tours are suitable for indiviuals and not for groups. Groups can reserve a guide through the Jerusalem Development Authority.
For more information: local/international call: +972-50-5931450. (Please do not call on Friday evening or Saturday).