Jerusalem and Bethlehem

In our excursion we will discuss the importance of Jerusalem and Bethlehem for Christianity, Judaism, Islam. We climb to the highest point of the Mount of Olives, from the observation deck we will see the famous Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount. Let us look at Geena of Fire, Mount Zion, the Kedron Gorge – the place of the Last Judgment. Walk down to the foot of the Mount of Olives, to the Garden of Gethsemane and to the Tomb of the Virgin, if possible, visit the Church of Mary Magdalene, and then go to the city of Bethlehem, to the place of Christmas predicted by ancient prophets.

The cave where the event from which our era is counted took place is located inside the Church of the Nativity of Christ. There is also a miraculous icon of the Bethlehem Virgin, donated in the XIX century by the Russian Empire to the Church of Nativity. Today, the restoration of magnificent mosaics of different eras inside the temple by the best restorers of the world has been completed.

From Bethlehem we will return to the Old City of Jerusalem on the road of the Forefathers and through the gate of Jath we will enter the Christian quarter. We will go to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and pass the last 5 stops of the Way of the Cross: Golgotha, the Stone of Anointing, the place of the Resurrection of Christ - Sepulchre - where the Holy Fire descends annually. From the Christian quarter we will pass through the narrow, colorful streets of the Muslim quarter, go to the excavations of the Jewish quarter, on the ancient street Cardo. We will complete the walking route at the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, which is known as the Western Wall. Let's talk about who, when and why is crying here. Let us know who or what the believers are looking for. We will see and learn a lot more interesting things.