Israel Travel Guide

Tower of David, ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. It contains important archaeological finds dating back 2,700 year.

From " Jerusalem. " Tower of David / מגדל דוד

Dome of the Rock, shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It has been called 'Jerusalem's most recognizable landmark' and 'the most recognizable landmark in all of Israel'. The site's significance stems from religious traditions regarding the rock, known as the Foundation Stone, at its heart, which bears great significance for Jews, Christians and Muslims.

From " Jerusalem. " Dome of the Rock | כיפת הסלע‎ | مسجد قبة الصخرة

Old City of Jerusalem, full of souvenir stalls.

From " Jerusalem. " Old City of Jerusalem / Հին Քաղաք / העיר העתיקה / البلدة القديمة / Старый город, Jerusalem District

Night Spectacular is a 45-minute light-and-sound display show using the walls beneath the Tower of David as a backdrop.

From " Jerusalem. " Tower of David / מגדל דוד

The moving images, sent from 20 projectors and two projection rooms, tell a wordless, politically neutral pictorial tale of the history of Jerusalem from the time of the Israelite kings down almost to the present day. It's better than any fireworks show, and while it is child-friendly, adults can enjoy the history lesson and technological wizardry on display.

From " Jerusalem. " Tower of David / מגדל דוד

The name "Tower of David" is due to Byzantine Christians who believed the site to be the palace of King David.

From " Jerusalem. " Tower of David / מגדל דוד

The Jewish Quarter, is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 116,000 square meter area is inhabited by around 2,000 residents and is home to numerous yeshivas and synagogues, most notably the Hurva Synagogue, destroyed numerous times and rededicated in 2010.

From " Jerusalem. " The Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem (Rova Yehudi) הרובע היהודי בעיר העתיקה בירושלים

The Tower of David and archeological garden, as it appears today.

From " Jerusalem. " Tower of David / מגדל דוד

Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יָד וַשֵׁם) is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament. When Yad Vashem came into being, a core goal of its founding visionaries was to recognize gentiles who, at personal risk, and without a financial or evangelistic motive, chose to save their Jewish brethren from the ongoing genocide during the Holocaust. Those recognized by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations are honored in a section of Yad Vashem known as the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations. Yad Vashem is the second most-visited tourist site in Israel, after the Western Wall. Its curators charge no fee for admission and welcome approximately one million visitors a year.

From " Jerusalem. " Yad Vashem (יד ושם), Jerusalem District

Placing notes in the Western Wall refers to the practice of placing slips of paper containing written prayers to God into the cracks and crevices of the Western Wall. Over a million notes are placed each year, they are collected twice a year and buried on the nearby Mount of Olives.

From " Jerusalem. " Wailing Wall || حائط البراق || הכותל המערבי