Jerusalem Old City Secrets Tour

Jerusalem Old City Secrets Tour
Jerusalem Old City Secrets Tour
Jerusalem Old City Secrets Tour
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Jerusalem Old City Secrets Tour

The story of Jerusalem as never before told

Technical details

Duration

Friday at 10:00 a.m.

cost

100 NIS per participant.

Comments

kashrut

Meeting point

Will be provided upon registration.

A special tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, between the classic and the unfamiliar, between legend and history, and between reality and psychiatry.

נכיר את סיפורה של ירושלים כפי שלא סופרו עד כה: על ש”י עגנון וסינדרום ירושלים, סמלים עתיקים החקוקים בסלע, על הבונים החופשיים שחפרו בעיר העתיקה, על האשכנזים, הספרדים וכל מה שביניהם.

Throughout the tour, we will pass through the Christian and Jewish quarters, descend into the depths...

A special tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, between the classic and the unfamiliar, between legend and history, and between reality and psychiatry.

נכיר את סיפורה של ירושלים כפי שלא סופרו עד כה: על ש”י עגנון וסינדרום ירושלים, סמלים עתיקים החקוקים בסלע, על הבונים החופשיים שחפרו בעיר העתיקה, על האשכנזים, הספרדים וכל מה שביניהם.

Throughout the tour, we will pass through the Christian and Jewish quarters, descend into the depths of the Old City, pass by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, visit the Moorish market, go up to the rooftop observation deck, and walk around the Jewish Quarter from the Roman period to the War of Independence.

Tour structure:

Guide details:

Jonathan Lukemson

Tour guide Jonathan Luxman

⬤ Guide since 2011.
⬤ Ministry of Education standard guide.
⬤ היסטוריון וחוקר עצמאי, בוגר תואר שני בא”י וארכיאולוגיה.
⬤ Specializes in building special tours, with an emphasis on depth and experience.

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