After breakfast and check out, we will start by visiting the Mt of Olives to the Church of Ascension, which commemorates the assents of Jesus to heaven, the Paternoster church, according to tradition, lye’s the cave where Jesus brought his decuples and spoke to them about the mystery of the end. Then continue to the panoramic view of Jerusalem for and from there, by foot to Dominos Flavit where Jesus wept over eminent destruction of Jerusalem. The chapels are built in the shape of a tear as a poignant reminder to this event, and then visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed while Judah betrayed him to the Romans. Visit the Basilica of agony. We then go to the pools of Beit Hasda, where Jesus held the crippled man. And from there we take the Via Dolorosa (Way of Grief), traditionally accepted as the last route trodden by Jesus. Follow the 14 Stations of the Cross to Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified marking significant events along the route. You will see the Pilate’s Judgments Hall, the Chapel of the Flagellation where, according to tradition, the Roman soldiers scourged Jesus and placed a crown of thorns on His head the Ecce Homo Arch. Visit Ecce Homo Church. The last 4 Stations of the Cross are inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher visible from the distance, wish is two silver domes. Also “The Tomb” widely believed to be part of the stone that covered Jesus Tomb. In the afternoon, we go through the Jewish quarter to the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion.
Return to the hotel for check in, dinner and overnight in Betlehem.
