Europe and the Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Yeruixalàym in Hebrew; Urxalim al-Quds in Arabic
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Directions
BY AIR
Israel Airports:
- Ben Gurion Internacional Airport - Tel Aviv
- Dov Hoz Airport - Tel Aviv
- U Michaeli Airport – Haifa
- J Hozman Airport – Eila
- Yitzak Ben Ya´acov Airport - Rosh Pina
BY LAND
- Jerusalem is connected to the rest of the country through eleven highways and train, whose main station is Jerusalem Malha
Currency
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Tourist office
Offices of the Ministry of Tourism of Israel:
- Tourists Info Center (Jaffa Gate): tel. (+972) 2 628 03 82
- Christian Tourists Info Center (Jaffa Gate): tel. (+972) 2 627 26 92
To visit
Sights
- Wailing Wall
- Holy Sepulchre
- Church of all Nations (Gethsemane)
- Upper Room on Mount Zion
- Tomb of the Virgin Mary
- Dome of the Rock
- Tower of David
- Umar and Al-Aqsa Mosques
- Calvary or Golgotha
- Holy Cross Monastery
Museums
Jerusalem has 39 museums, among which are:
- Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book. Is the largest cultural institution in Israel and one of the most important art and archaeological museums in the world: http://www.imj.org.il/
- Rockefeller Archaeological Museum: http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/HTMLs/Rockefeller_Museum3.aspx?c0=13395&bsp=12940
- Bible Lands Museum: http://www.blmj.org/
- Tower of David Museum: http://www.towerofdavid.org.il/
- Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum): http://www.yadvashem.org/
Also…
- Jerusalem has numerous parks and gardens
- In the vicinity Bethlehem and the Dead Sea, are worth a visit. If you have the time, visit also Acre, Cesarea Maritima, Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
Do not forget
- Israel is a very safe country for tourists
- The «infidels» cannot enter the Dome of the Rock or the Al-Aqsa Mosque
- It is worth that your trip includes a sabbath («Saturday»), day of worship for Jews
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