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Church of the Resurrection
This Crusader church and monastery is one of the country’s best-preserved and most attractive Crusader remains. It was built about 1142 and destroyed in 1187. It is believed that the monastery stands on the remains of a Roman castle. A stone from it is displayed in the church and b
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Chagall Windows
The Hadassah Medical Centre, Ein Kerem (not to be confused with the Hadassah-Mt Scopus Medical Centre across town), is known internationally for its synagogue featuring stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall. Each of the 12 colourful abstract panels depicts one of the tribes of Isra
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Museum of Italian Jewish Art
Incorporating the reconstructed interior and original fittings of an early-18th-century synagogue from Conegliano Veneto near Venice, this museum collects, preserves and displays objects associated with Jewish life in Italy from the Renaissance period through to the present time. T
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Yerushalayim Street
About 50m south of City Hall, the Davidka Memorial recalls the role played by the home-made, notoriously inaccurate Davidka mortar in sowing panic among the Arab population, possibly because of rumours that its incredibly loud 40kg warhead was an atomic bomb. About 3km to the left,
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HaPisgah Gardens
This pleasant grassy knoll has a panoramic view of the Tel Aviv seafront as its backdrop. The small amphitheatre in the centre of the park hosts the free Jaffa Nights music concerts every Saturday in July and August after 9pm. The bizarre white neo-Mayan sculpture on one of the hil
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White Mosque
Built in the late 1700s by Sheikh Abdullah al-Fahum – his tomb can be seen through a glass door off the sanctuary – this mosque is known for its long-standing support of harmony between Nazareth’s different faith communities. You can leave your shoes on, except on the rugs. The off
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Old Railway Station
Once the terminus of the Jerusalem–Jaffa train line, this station near the southern end of the beachfront promenade operated between 1892 and 1948 and was subsequently used by the IDF as a storage facility before being converted into a retail and entertainment complex between 2005
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Dung Gate
In Hebrew it’s Sha’ar HaAshpot (Refuse Gate). The popular theory as to how this unflattering appellation came about is that at one time the area around the gate was the local rubbish dump. Its Arabic name is Bab al-Maghariba (Gate of the Moors), because North African immigrants liv
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Monastery of the Twelve Apostles
Peacocks strut around the serene, deeply shaded lakefront garden of this Greek Orthodox site, 200m as the crow flies (1.6km on foot or by car) northeast of the Capernaum synagogue, at the eastern edge of the ancient city. The chapel-sized church, its distinctive red domes visible f
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Crusader City
The ramparts, 900m long and 13m high, and the dry moat that surround the Crusader city were constructed by King Louis IX of France (St Louis), better known for building Ste-Chapelle in Paris. To get an overview of the site, head up the slope from the minaret by the harbour; a path
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Dado Lookout
Perched high atop the hill southwest of HaRishonim St – the one with the red-and-white antenna tower on top – this lookout offers spectacular, often windy views. To the south you can see the Hula Valley, to the east the Golan (including Mt Hermon and the twin volcanoes of Avital an
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Church of the Ascension
In 1898, the Ottomans granted Germany 8 hectares of land on the Mount of Olives. This was set aside for a church and hospice, and the complex was named after Augusta Victoria, wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Completed in 1910, the church is decorated with mosaics and frescos, and has a
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Tomb of the Rambam
Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon (1135–1204) was a Cordova-born polymath famous for his rationalist approach to religion and life (he was fond of quoting Aristotle). The nearby Maimonides Heritage Center has exhibits on the sages life and writings. The Rambams most famous works are the Mishn
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Majrase Nature Reserve
Located in the northeastern corner of the Sea of Galilee, the spring-fed streams and jungle-like wetlands of this reserve are ideal for a refreshing ‘water hike’. The wet circuit (there’s also a dry one) takes 40 to 60 minutes; be prepared for water that’s up to hip height (60cm de
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Nazareth Village
Run by an ecumenical NGO, this recreation of a 1st-century Galilean farmstead is great at helping visitors imagine Nazareth and its economic life in the time of Jesus. The wine press and vineyard terraces are authentically ancient, but everything else – the threshing floor, the bur
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Underwater Observatory Marine Park
For as much aquatic action as you can get without entering the water, visit this marine park near Coral Beach. As well as standard aquarium features such as shark and sea turtle pools, there are two glassed-in observation halls in an oceanarium 12m below the surface of the Red Sea,
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Kibbutz Neot Semadar
A true oasis in the desert, this kibbutz has lush green surrounds and a bizarre pink tower in which residents have established an arts centre and a gallery where artisan crafts are sold to the public. The community was established in 1989 and focuses on promoting cooperation, creat
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Citadel Park
The highest point in central Tsfat (834m), now a breeze-cooled park, was once part of the largest Crusader fortress in the Middle East (its outer walls followed the line now marked by Jerusalem St). Near the park’s southern tip, the ruins of one of the inner walls can be seen along
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Temple Mount
A walk up to the Temple Mount is a time-honoured privilege sanctified by the thousands of pilgrims who have trod before you. An open plaza of cypress trees and ancient paving stones, the architecture that exists today dates back to the first Muslim conquest, around 1400 years ago,
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Kadosh Dairy
Run by the Kadosh family for seven generations, this microdairy produces minuscule quantities of deliciously sharp, salty gvina Tzfatit as well as a variety of other cheeses, including blue cheese, kashkaval and pecorino. You can usually watch cheese being made on Sunday, Tuesday a
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