Jericho | By Car

Jericho | By Car

The longest continuously inhabited city in the world… the lowest city in the world… Jericho certainly has a lofty reputation to live up to – this lively and energetic city does so spectacularly. The ancient city is located in an oasis in the hot, dry desert, with...
Carmel Monastery| 0.8 km

Carmel Monastery| 0.8 km

The Convent was founded by Sister Mariam Baouardy, originally from the village of Iblin in Northern Palestine, who was most recently announced saint, and canonized by the Catholic Church. In the summer of 1875, Baouardy and ten other nuns decided to leave their French...
The Convent of the Hortus Conclusus | 3.5 km

The Convent of the Hortus Conclusus | 3.5 km

Located near the Pools of Solomon, this amazing monastery was built in the year 1894 by the Italian organization of the Sisters of Saint Joseph. It is believed that the valley in which this monastery was built is the place where King Solomon wrote poems and poems for...
St. Nicholas Church | 3.2 km

St. Nicholas Church | 3.2 km

The Greek Orthodox St. Nicholas Church, named after the patron of Beit Jala, was built over the Grotto, which is believed to be the place where St. Nicholas spent a part of his life as a hermit to worship in proximity to the place of Jesus’ birth. In the Ottoman...
Monastery of Theodosius | By Car

Monastery of Theodosius | By Car

St. Theodosius, eight kilometers east from Bethlehem, is another Cappadocia priest who ended up in the Holy Land.He began this monastery in 476 CE, and during its heyday, the cloisters here were home to a population of 400 monks.The most important part of the complex...