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Route Suggestion - Around Jerusalem's Walls

Four hundred and fifty years ago, the Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent built the walls that surround what we now call the old city of Jerusalem. The walk on the walls' walkway enables one to peak at Jerusalem from the top of the old city's walls and have a view of the old city's landscape against the new city. From the top of the wall, the fascinating landscapes of the distant past,Jerusalem's neighborhoods and amazing sites of the capitol are spread out.
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The tour is divided to two parts:

The northern part - Jaffa Gate to Lion's Gate

Starts at the Jaffa Gate, goes through the New Gate and Herod's Gate, and ends at the Lion's Gate, and the southern part, that also starts at the Jaffa Gate, goes through Zion Gate and ends near the Dung Gate.
During our tour of the northern part, we will look into the houses of the Christian Quarter of the old city of Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Notre-Dame Monastery. We will go over the gate that leads north, to the city of Shechem and beyond, and look at the vibrant market street, that has been active since the days of the Roman reign. This part of the walkway ends at the Lion's Gate, where the Via Dolorosa begins – "the way of grief", across which Christian pilgrims step to this very day, carrying a cross.

Entrance: 
The Jaffa Gate   

Exits:
  • The new gate  (from the Jaffa Gate – a 20 minute walk) 
  • The Lion's Gate  (from the Jaffa gate – an hour and a half walk) 
  • Herod's Gate (from the Jaffa Gate – a 50 minute walk) 
Opening hours:
  • Sunday-Thursday and Saturday: 9 AM – 4 PM on standard time, and until 5 PM on daylight savings time.
  • Friday- this part of the walkway is closed.
  • Please mind: entrance to the walkway on Saturdays in enabled only by purchasing tickets in advance.  
The Walls. Photographer - Katharina Oldenburge.

Lion's Gate. Photographer - Katharina Oldenburge.



The southern part – from the Jaffa Gate to the Dung Gate:

During out tour of the southern part of the walkway, we will meet many "Davids" that characterize the new Jerusalem – The David fortress, the Tower of David, King David Street, the King David Hotel and David's Village. We will look at the Jewish Quarter, Mishkenot Shananim, whose first residents were paid to live in, and ever since it has grown from a small neighborhood into Israel's largest city. We will go over the Armenian Quarter, which is the smallest quarter in the city.

Entrance: 
The Jaffa Gate (on the back yard of the Tower of David Museum).  

Exits:
  • Zion's Gate  (from the Jaffa Gate – a 45 minute walk) 
  • The Dung Gate  (from the Jaffa Gate – a 1 hour walk) 
Opening hours:
  • Sunday to Thursday and Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM on standard time, and until 5 PM on daylight savings time.
  • Fridays and eves of festivals: 9 AM - 2 PM
  • Please mind: entrance to the walkway on Saturdays in enabled only by purchasing tickets in advance. 
Zion Gate. Photographer - Katharina Oldenburge.


The Walls and Tower of David. Photographer - Katharina Oldenburge.


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