Trains

Trains

Rail transport in Israel has been modernized and extensively developed over a decade or so. That means the Israel Railway System, the country’s main railway company, offers a great option for commuters for getting around. The Israel Railway System is still evolving. Government has put a lot of effort in improving the … Read more

Christian Quarter Album

Christian Quarter Album

The Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City is home to some of the holiest sites in Christendom – including the Via Dolorosa and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. There are also many other churches and a part of the main Old City souk (market) giving an amazing atmosphere. The Church of the … Read more

Jerusalem Open Spaces

Jerusalem Open Spaces

If you are looking for large spaces to run around and let off steam in Jerusalem then there are some good options available. Jerusalem, beside being one of the holiest city in the world, is also a family-friendly city. It is home to numerous parks created specifically for children of all ages … Read more

Makhtesh Ramon – Primeval Landscape and Geological Wonderland

Makhtesh Ramon – Primeval Landscape and Geological Wonderland

Makhtesh Ramon (often known erroneously as the Ramon Crater) is a geological wonderland, representing a window into the earth’s surface, which beckons us to explore a world of magma, fossils, dikes, sills and colorful sandstone. The Makhtesh Ramon is often erroneously referred to as the “Ramon Crater” –  which would imply that … Read more

The Temple Mount/Haram Esh-Sharif

The Temple Mount/Haram Esh-Sharif

The Temple Mount The Temple Mount, especially seen from the Mount of Olives, is Jerusalem’s most iconic landscape. The Temple Mount occupies roughly 1/6th of the land area of Jerusalem Old City, but it doesn’t actually fit into any of the four quarters.  The Temple Mount, as it has stood for the … Read more

Don’t Miss Near Jerusalem

Don't Miss Near Jerusalem

Here are the things that you shouldn’t miss in the Jerusalem area; for almost all of them, you need a car or a taxi. Many of them fit together very well for a long half day. Start in Ein Kerem, Visit Sataf and then take the Nes Harim road to the stalactite … Read more

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon dominates the view in the northern Golan Heights as it is snow capped for many months of the year. Most of the Hermon lies in Syria and Lebanon. Since the Arab-Israeli war in June 1967, about 40 square miles (100 square kilometers) of Mount Hermon’s southern and western slopes have … Read more

Jerusalem Festival of Light

Jerusalem Festival of Light

The Jerusalem Festival of Light was held for a week in June 2011 — from June 15 to June 22 in the Old City of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Festival of Light began in 2009. It showcases the work of the foremost Israeli and international artists who use light as their creative medium. … Read more

Emek Zurim Sifting Project

Old round-shaped metal construction with swings on a playground in the countryside

The Emek Zurim Sifting Project or Temple Mount Sifting Project (also known as the Ein Zurim Sifting Project and Ein Tzurim Sifting Project; also formerly known as the Temple Mount Salvage Operation) is an opportunity to be an archaeologist take part in sifting through debris collected from the Temple Mount. You are … Read more

Caesarea – Herod’s City by the Sea

Caesarea – Herod's City by the Sea

An Introduction to Caesarea Herod built Caesarea (or as it was known Caesarea Maritima) in the 1st century B.C.E. as a splendid Roman style city complete with a theater, amphitheater, hippodrome, palace, Roman temple and an extensive network of aqueducts. Built on a section of unprotected coastline that once served as a … Read more