The Holy City of Jerusalem

What in your mind when you hear the word Jerusalem? The stone streets full of Jews and Arabs on their way to prayer? Or perhaps a picture-postcard views of the Western (Wailing Wall)? Or maybe the buzz of a Jerusalem market, with market traders shouting their prices last deal and in Hebrew and Arabic?

What do you feel about Jerusalem will of course depend on your faith. And as you can convince them you're an infidel,There's Something About the first and empowerment in the Holy City that makes you want to start believing in anything ....

Jerusalem is a fascinating city, a city that combines old and new, secular saint, and where the combination of nature and beautiful architecture, a melting pot of smells, sounds and images. I will never forget my first visit to Jerusalem and the Old City, many months, was incredibly exciting!

Jerusalem, of course, is the meeting point of three great religions: forCenturies Jerusalem has played a significant role in Christianity as the site of the crucifixion of Christ, while Jews, Jerusalem is the place where the throne of David, and the capital of modern Israel. For Muslims, the city is a sacred place of worship, centered on the rock.

Located in the mountains of Judea, north of the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, home to about 750,000 inhabitants (including the disputed East Jerusalem). But it is actually a small square kilometers, which hasincredibly important to many in the world - the territory of the city center known.

The downtown is home to important religious sites of importance, including the Temple Mount, the Western Wall (a remnant of the retaining wall of the Second Temple), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock mosque and the al- Aqsa. The old city walls, has been traditionally divided into four quarters - Armenian, Christian, Jewish and Muslim side.

So naturally, we recommendLook at the Old Town. The posts should be visited all of the above, although some may be off-limits, according to a little about your faith and the security situation (which very rarely takes a turn for the worse). You can also narrow downtown alleys with shops where merchants sell foodstuffs and traditional handicrafts (TIP can: grim economic - that are coated with 50 shekels, are often purchased for five shekels!).

And so, even if the Old City, Jerusalemto see this holy city is a must for your trip to Israel, there is more than the old city walls ... You should check the following:

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Museum
The Knesset: The Israeli government buildings
Israel Museum: the national collection of art
Ben Yehuda Promenade, a lively street, shops and tourists
Mahane Yehuda: a slice of life in the Middle East in one of the best Shuk (market) in Israel.