A short account of the Western Wall, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide The Temple Mount is a huge plaza containing four immense retaining walls. The lower parts of the walls which are visible, are from the Second Temple period, while the upper parts are from later periods. Fifty-eight meters (190 ft) [...]
A short account of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide The Jewish Quarter is a section in the Old City, measuring 34 acres (including the Western Wall plaza), with a population of approximately 4,000 people. The Quarter of today looks very different from that of the past. [...]
A short account of the Herodian Quarter, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide The Herodian Quarter is the modern name given to an area of archaeological excavations in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter in the Old City. This was an area inhabited by wealthy people in 1st century CE Jewish Jerusalem. The 1970’s digs [...]
A short account of the Temple Mount, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide The Temple Mount is the area around the top of the hill of the City of David. Ever since the First Temple was built on this hill by King Solomon, it has been considered to be the holiest place [...]
A short account of the City of David, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide If I am asked what is the most important and fascinating sight of which one can speak and which demonstrates the creation of the early Israelite nation, it is no doubt, the City of David. The City of [...]
A short account of Capernaum, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide Capernaum is a very peaceful place on the shores of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). Today, it is owned and kept by the Franciscan Order of the Catholic Church. Thousands of tourists visit the ruins of what used to be a [...]
A short account of Tabgha, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide Tabgha is a small, lovely area on the shore of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). Today, it is owned and kept by the Catholic Church. Thousands of tourists visit this area because of its tremendous importance to the Christian faith. Tabgha [...]
A short account of the Sea of Galilee, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide The Sea of Galilee is the only freshwater lake in Israel. From its name, you would think that it’s a huge lake, but this isn't the case. It was probably given the name of a sea because the [...]
A short account of the Jezreel Valley, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide The Jezreel Valley is located in the north, separating the Samaria mountains from the Galilee mountains. It crosses Israel from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan Valley, has a marvelous view, very fertile soil and plenty of biblical stories. [...]
A short account of Akko, given by your Israel & Jerusalem private tour guide Akko’s old city is exactly what you would expect from a Mediterranean port city: a rare combination of past and present – impressive historical and archaeological sites, a lively market, both land and sea walls, beautiful views, good restaurants and a [...]
