Jerusalem Old City 4 Quarters Walking Tour

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Meet at the Jaffa Gate

Jaffa Gate

• One of the old city's main historical entrances.
• One of the main symbols of Jerusalem today.
• The German Kaiser (monarch) broke it through in 1898 because he needed enough room to pull his horse and carriage inside.

Ramparts Walks

• Walking on Top of the Old City Walls
• We will walk alongside the Christian and Muslim Quarter

Arab Shuk

• Authentic Middle Eastern Market Place
• Found in the Muslim and Christian Quarters

14 Stations of the Cross

• Also known as the Via Delarosa

Church of Holy Sepulcher (from the outside)

• Christian tradition considers this the site where Jesus was crucified
• Wars around the world have been fought over this building 
• After a fascinating explanation, you will have the option to enter on your own before we continue the tour.

 4 Quarters lookout

• From this vantage point, we will be in the center of the Old City where the Armenian, Jewish, Christian and Muslim Quarters meet. 

                                                                      Jewish Quarter sites

Some of the sites can visit include:

 Churva Synagogue

• Perhaps the world's most famous Synagogue. 
• The Churva was used by the Jewish defenders in the 1948 War of Independence, burned to the ground by Jordan, and only rebuilt and completed in 2010 in the exact way it used to look.
• Can be done quickly from the outside or toured more thoroughly from the inside

Four Sephardi Synagogues

• Historically significant building that holds four magnificent synagogues that were established between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.
• One of just six synagogues—out of sixty—that remained standing after the Old City was destroyed by Jordan 
• Where the wartime civilian Jewish population sought safety 

Ramban Synagogue 

• The shul where one of the greatest Torah sages founded his Torah Academy (and wrote some of his essential commentaries)
• Was confiscated and converted into a cheese factory in 1586 by the Muslim authorities. It was once more an active holy spot where the sound of Torah could be heard following the 1967 Six Day War!

Burnt House

• You will go back in time and visit a 2000 year old Jewish home!
• Whoever lived here would have had a direct view of the Holy Temple and seen it being destroyed
• One month later, this house was also burned to the ground

 Cardo

• The main shopping street during the Roman, Crusader, and Muslim Days (their version of 5th Avenue). 
• Today it continues to be the main shopping street in the old city.

​Broad Wall 

• The wall is mentioned in the Book of Kings, Isaiah, and Nehemiah. 
• One of the greatest archeological proofs of the Biblical events.
•  It was built by King Hezekiah to stop the world’s most powerful army at the time, the Assyrians.   
• For more on this site: check out this article I wrote: Hezekiah's Biblical Wall

Western Wall

• Some of the last remaining remnants of the second temple. 
• Touch the stones, pray and put your written requests in the wall.

A walk through the Armenian Quarter

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​* Full day City of David and Jerusalem Old City walking tour, including your very own private tour guide and personalized itinerary, is $650. Admission to sites is not included (but minimal)