East Jerusalem
Discovered during excavations in 2004, the Shiloach Pool – a small pond near the Byzantine Pool of Siloam – was built during the Second Temple period and was used for purification rituals. Archaeologists and historians have theorised that this is the pool where Jesus is said to have healed a blind man.
The pool is one stop on most guided tours of the City of David (it's included in the ticket price), or you can buy a separate entry ticket.
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Four magnificent arches, their lintels richly decorated with Crusader crosses, herald the entrance to one of Christianity's most sacred sites. The church…
Temple Mount/Al Haram Ash Sharif
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There are few patches of ground as holy – or as disputed – as this one. Known to Muslims as Al Haram Ash Sharif (The Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Har…
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The air is electric at Judaism's holiest prayer site, where worshippers recite scriptures, lay their hands on 2000-year-old stone and utter impassioned…
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More than 5000 years of cultural treasures are assembled around the vast Israel Museum's indoor and outdoor galleries. Highlights are the titanic statues…
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This reserve consists of two roughly parallel canyons, Wadi David and Wadi Arugot, each of which has its own entrance complex and ticket office. It is…
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A must-see on any journey through the Holy Land is Mar Saba Monastery, a bleak and beautiful 20km drive east of Bethlehem (beyond Beit Sahour).
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As teeming with controversy as it is with ancient history, the City of David is one of Jerusalem's most active archaeological sites. The oldest part of…
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Israel's official memorial to the six million Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis is powerful, poignant and a masterpiece of design. The museum's name…
1. Church of St Peter in Gallicantu
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Looking almost as though it might wobble from its rocky perch, St Peter of Gallicantu occupies the site where Jesus is said to have been denied by his…
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As teeming with controversy as it is with ancient history, the City of David is one of Jerusalem's most active archaeological sites. The oldest part of…
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The most convenient Old City gate for access to the Western Wall. The popular theory as to how this unflattering appellation came about is that at one…
4. Jerusalem Archaeological Park & Davidson Centre
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Pore over the remains of streets, columns, gates, walls, plazas and mikve'ot (Jewish ritual baths) at this archaeological site near Dung Gate. An audio…
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This synagogue complex offers a taster of four places of worship, tightly packed together and able to be visited with a single ticket. The two oldest…
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Erected by Crusaders two millennia after King David's death, this ground-floor tomb is of dubious authenticity but is nonetheless a holy place for Jews…
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This weathered entryway on the Old City's southern wall was a pivotal location during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and its bullet-eaten facade gives an…
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Medieval beliefs about the location of the Last Supper have embedded the Coenaculum (Latin for dining hall) in Christian tradition. Most historians agree…