Jerusalem Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Religious architecture of Islam

    28 February 2011

    The first mosques were modelled on the Prophet Mohammed’s house: there’s the open sahn (courtyard), the arcaded riwaq (portico), and...

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  2. Israel & the Palestinian Territories: travel books to read before you go

    03 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Israel & the Palestinian Territories guide provides a selection of literature to get you in the...

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  3. A Grand Tour across the Middle East

    20 September 2010

    Ever dreamed of the romance of the Grand Tour, of hotel drawing rooms dripping with aspidistras and antimacassars, of mahogany...

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  4. Travel with children

    12 September 2010

    Does having kids mean that your travel bug has buzzed its last? Nope – not according to the Lonely Planet...

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  5. Finding Akhzivland

    05 November 2009

    On Israel’s far northern coast, a mere 5km seaside stroll up to the shores of southern Lebanon, lies Akhzivland, a...

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  6. Homestay in Bedouin Alsra

    04 November 2009

    A sheepdog barks. A desert breeze ruffles the leaves of an old olive tree. A little boy squeals past on...

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  7. West Bank tourist

    04 November 2009

    Travel in the Palestinian West Bank rarely makes any tourist’s itinerary, and it’s not hard to see why. With all...

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  8. Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Israel & the West Bank itinerary

    04 November 2009

    Your ‘road less travelled’ starts in the heart of the Negev, in the tiny hamlet of Shaharut. Here, you can...

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  9. Jerusalem with children

    16 July 2009

    Travelling with children in Jerusalem is a breeze: the food’s good and the locals incredibly welcoming. The biggest hassle you’ll...

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