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Jerusalem Tourist Guide
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Jerusalem Tourist Guide

Independent planning guides to the Old City, holy sites and day trips

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Christian pilgrimage group at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The Holy Fire Ceremony: How to Attend

Orthodox Holy Saturday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — what happens, when the cordons go up, your realistic odds of getting inside, and what to…

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Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem day trip from Jerusalem

Christmas in Jerusalem & Bethlehem

What Christmas in Jerusalem is really like — the Midnight Mass ballot, free shuttles to Manger Square, getting home at 2am, and why the January Christ…

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre exterior facade in Jerusalem

Easter in Jerusalem: Holy Week Guide

Holy Week in Jerusalem, day by day — the Palm Sunday procession, Good Friday on the Via Dolorosa, and why the city keeps two Easters five weeks apart…

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