Jerusalem

The centerpiece of the Holy Land is, of course, Jerusalem. Tours in Jerusalem include comprehensive walking tours of the Old City with all the Christian shrines along the Via Dolorosa including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with Calvary and the Tomb of Christ, the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western (wailing) Wall, the restored Jewish Quarter, the Cardo Maxima, the Citadel, and David's Tomb. The Mount of Olives includes the place of Christ's Ascension, the Church of the Lord's Prayer, Dominus Flevit Church, the Garden of Gethsemane and the Basilica of All Nations. Mount Zion includes the Church of St. Peter of the Cockcrowing, the Dormition Abbey, the Upper Room, and Zion Gate.

Also visited may be the Garden Tomb and Gordon's Calvary. In West Jerusalem, one can visit the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book, the Model of 2nd Temple Jerusalem, Ein Karem, the Chagall Windows in the Hadassah Medical Center, and the business and government district of Israeli Jerusalem.

Places to see:

• The Holy Sepulchre
• Via Dolorosa
• Haram El-Sharif
• The Western Wall