Things to do in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Palestine
27 hand-picked places in Jerusalem, Palestine: 23 landmarks, 1 museum and 3 mosques. Each has an editor's guide to what it is, when to go and what to know before you visit, with licensed photos. Start with the 2-day plan below, one area a day so you spend your time seeing rather than crossing town, or let the AI planner build a plan for your own dates, with restaurants, opening hours and live prices.
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2-day plan for Jerusalem: one area a day
The best-known places, grouped by how close they are to each other. Distances are straight lines; the walk is a little longer.
Day 1: around Al-Aqsa Mosque
- 1.Al-Aqsa Mosque · Attraction
- 2.Al-Buraq Wall · Attraction · 100 m away
- 3.Mosque of Omar · Mosque · 500 m away
- 4.Shurbaji Mosque · Mosque · 400 m away
Day 2: around Chapel of the Ascension
- 1.Chapel of the Ascension · Attraction
- 2.Church of the Pater Noster · Attraction · 100 m away
- 3.Mardigian Museum of Armenian Art and Culture · Museum · 1.6 km away
- 4.Qalawun mosque · Mosque · 600 m away
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Landmarks and sights
- Al-Aqsa MosqueThe Qibli Mosque (al-Jami' al-Qibli) is the large roofed prayer hall with the lead-grey dome at the southern end of the Al-Aqsa compound (Al-Haram al-Sharif) in the Old City of Al-Quds.
Al-Buraq WallThe Al-Buraq Wall is the southern stretch of the western wall of the Al-Aqsa compound (Al-Haram al-Sharif) in the Old City of Al-Quds.
Chapel of the AscensionThe Chapel of the Ascension is a small shrine on the summit of the Mount of Olives in the At-Tur district of Al-Quds, about 830 metres above sea level and the highest built point in the city.
Church of All Nations and Garden of GethsemaneThe Church of All Nations, also called the Church of Gethsemane or the Basilica of the Agony, is a Catholic church at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Al-Quds, beside the Garden of Gethsemane.
Church of St John the BaptistThe Greek Orthodox Church of Saint John the Baptist is a small church in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Al-Quds.
Church of St. Mary MagdaleneThe Church of Mary Magdalene is a Russian Orthodox church on the western slope of the Mount of Olives in Al-Quds, across the Kidron Valley from the Old City and close to the Garden of Gethsemane.
Church of the Holy SepulchreThe Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is the holiest site in Christianity.
Church of the Pater NosterThe Church of the Pater Noster, historically the Sanctuary of the Eleona, is a Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Al-Quds, part of a monastery of cloistered Carmelite nuns.
Dome of the RockThe Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra) is part of the Al-Aqsa compound in Al-Quds and the world's oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture, still keeping its original form and decoration.
Dominus Flevit ChapelDominus Flevit, Latin for "the Lord wept", is a small Catholic chapel on the slope of the Mount of Olives in Al-Quds, facing the walls of the Old City.
Garden TombThe Garden Tomb is a Christian pilgrimage site just outside the walls of the Old City of Al-Quds, a block north of Damascus Gate (Bab al-Amud).
Golden Gate InteriorBab al-Rahma, the Gate of Mercy, known to Western visitors as the Golden Gate, is one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa compound in the eastern wall of the Old City of Al-Quds, about 200 metres south of Lions' Gate (Bab…
Lutheran Church of the RedeemerThe Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is the second Protestant church in Al-Quds, after Christ Church near Jaffa Gate, and stands in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter in the Old City.
Monastery of St SaviourThe Monastery of St Saviour (San Salvatore) is the headquarters of the Franciscans in the Holy Land, in the Christian Quarter inside the walls of the Old City of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Palestine, a few steps from the New…
Monastery of the FlagellationThe Church of the Flagellation is a Catholic church and Christian pilgrimage site in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Al-Quds, near Lions' Gate (Bab al-Asbat).
Saint Mark's Syriac Church and MonasteryThe Monastery of Saint Mark is a Syriac Orthodox monastery inside the walls of the Old City of Al-Quds, in the Armenian Quarter next to the Church of St Thomas, and the residence of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of…
Solomon's StablesThe Marwani Prayer Hall (al-Musalla al-Marwani) is a vast underground vaulted hall in the south-eastern corner of the Al-Aqsa compound in Al-Quds, about 12. 5 metres below the level of the courtyards.
St Peter in GallicantuThe Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu is a Catholic church on the eastern slope of Mount Zion, just outside the walls of the Old City of Al-Quds, overlooking the Kidron Valley.
St. Anne's ChurchThe Church of Saint Anne is a French Catholic church in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Al-Quds, beside Lions' Gate (Bab al-Asbat) at the start of the Via Dolorosa, and part of the French national domain in the…
St. James CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint James is a twelfth-century Armenian church in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Al-Quds, near Zion Gate, and the principal church of the Armenian Patriarchate, also known as the…
Tomb of LazarusThe Tomb of Lazarus is a Christian pilgrimage site in the town of al-Eizariya, east of Al-Quds in Palestine, on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives about 2. 4 km beyond the city limits.
Tomb of SamuelThe Tomb of Samuel, known locally as Nabi Samwil, is a religious and archaeological site on the summit of a steep hill 908 metres above sea level in the Palestinian village of Nabi Samwil, north-west of Al-Quds.
Tomb of the Virgin / Cave of GethsemaneThe Tomb of the Virgin Mary, also called the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary or the Church of the Assumption, is a Christian church built around an ancient rock-cut tomb in the Kidron Valley at the foot of the…
Mosques
Mosque of OmarThe Mosque of Omar is a small historic mosque in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Al-Quds, directly opposite the southern courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Qalawun mosqueThe Qalawun Mosque is a small Mamluk-era mosque inside the walls of the Old City of Al-Quds, in the Christian Quarter just past the entrance from the New Gate (Bab al-Jadid), near the Khanqah mosque, the Mosque of Omar…
Shurbaji MosqueThe Shurbaji Mosque is a small mosque in the Old City of Al-Quds near Damascus Gate (Bab al-Amud), at the junction of Khan al-Zeit and al-Wad streets, on the right as you walk from the gate towards Al-Aqsa along al-Wad.