The holiest place in the world for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths not only carries an extremely powerful and renowned history, but it is also beautiful due to its cultural complexity and all the medieval architectural jewels scattered around the Old City, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. Join the Free Walking Tours of Jerusalem for a great introduction to such a magnificent place! Of course, you can’t miss the Free Old Jerusalem City Tour. This walk within the historical core of the sacred city is a great opportunity to visit sites of worldwide religious importance with a local guide. The Free Jerusalem City Gates Tour is a fantastic way to get an overview of the city and its majestic, historical surrounding walls. Outside of the city center, you can also join the Mount of Olives and Temple Mount Tour, which will take you to monuments of immense symbolic relevance.

With Free Tours in Jerusalem, you will learn about the ancient origins of one of the most sacred places in the world, hear fascinating tales of Greek and Roman rulers, Crusaders, Ottomans, and understand the modern development of the city. You’ll be able to visit a number of essential sites, including the Temple Mount, the Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall), the Western Wall Tunnels, the Holy Sepulcher Church (containing the last stations of the Via Dolorosa), the Dome of the Rock, al-Aqsa Mosque, the Tower of David, or David Street (the Arab Market). You will also unveil the mysteries behind the Jaffa Gate, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, the New Gate, Damascus Gate, and Herod’s Gate, which connects part of the northern Old City wall to the Muslim Quarter and Palestinian District. You will soon understand why Jerusalem is also known as the City of Gold or the Eternal City!

On arrival to this wonderful city, make sure to join a Jerusalem Free Walking Tour to navigate through the rich historical footprints found in city gates, temples, mosques, churches, museums, and quarters. You can also visit Yad Vashem, the largest Holocaust memorial museum, the Israel Art Museum, the City of David National Park, or the Garden of Gethsemane. After getting a good insight of this fascinating sacred city, it’s a good idea to book full day excursions to some of the main tourist spots near Jerusalem. Leave early to visit the imposing Masada fort and enjoy stunning views of the magnificent desert. From there, you can extend your adventure trip and enjoy an afternoon of relaxation floating on the water of the Dead Sea. If you want to understand the history of the area better, there are also excursions available to Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus and a major Christian pilgrimage destination.