The following list highlights some of the best places to visiting in Palestine. So if you are in Palestine, I recommend visiting the following:
- Hisham’s Palace, Jericho, Palestine
- Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron, Palestine
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Monastery of the Temptation, Jericho, Palestine
- Zedekiah’s Cave, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Western Wall, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Herodion National Park, Bethlehem, Palestine
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Palestine
- Mar Saba Monastery, Bethlehem, Palestine
1. Hisham’s Palace, Jericho
Hisham’s Palace is an Umayyad structure that is among the last surviving Roman and Byzantine antiquities. It was built in 734 CE near Jericho in the Jordan Valley. This palace is among the last very sophisticated desert palaces in the region and is famous for its elaborate mosaics, stucco carvings and general sculptural magnificence. It is famous for decorations depicting illustrations belonging to early Islamic classical art. It was built mainly of sandstone and fired brick.
2. Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
The Cave of the Patriarchs, also called the Cave of Machpelah and known to Muslims as the Shrine of Abraham or the Ibrahimi Mosque, is an archaeological site in Palestine. According to Jewish tradition it is the site of the tombs of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah. These tombs are buried under a church built in the Byzantine period, which is now used as a mosque. In the time of Herod the Great a monument was built around the tomb.
3. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has a history spanning several centuries. The church itself was built on the place where, according to legend, the body of Jesus Christ was buried. Here he was resurrected. The temple for a long time changed its design. Now it is in a modern version. The temple is considered the main shrine in Palestine, so all travellers who came to Jerusalem should see it. This place is shared by six church denominations, professing Christianity. On the temple’s territory there are functioning monasteries, supplemented by auxiliary facilities.
4. Monastery of the Temptation, Jericho
Just in front of the ruins of ancient Jericho a cable car leaves in the direction of Jabal Quruntul and the Monastery of Temptation. It is here, in these barren mountains that Jesus spent 40 days without food. The walk can also be done on foot but the heat is almost unbearable. The walk takes a few minutes and leaves you halfway up the mountain where a couple of restaurants stand and a flight of steps leads up to the Monastery of Temptation. They also keep a beautiful chapel inside the grotto with beautiful frescoes on the stone. From the top of the Temptation Monastery there are beautiful views of the city of Jericho, the ruins of the ancient fortress, the Jordanian mountains in the background and if the weather is good you can also see the Dead Sea.
5. Zedekiah’s Cave, Jerusalem
Zedekiah’s Cave was discovered in 1854 when a man (Dr. James Barclay, an American biblical scholar) and his son were searching for their dog. This cave is not natural, but rather an artificial cave as a result of quarrying tons of stone for construction projects in Jerusalem. As you walk through the cave, you walk underneath the Old City of Jerusalem. There are rough columns along the length of the cave and they are used to secure the roof from the weight above.
6. Western Wall, Jerusalem
Is considered by Jews to be the most important shrine in Jerusalem. For a long time, the Wall was a defensive structure. But gradually it became a place where the Jewish people came to mourn. By then, the sanctuary was partially destroyed. With the Wailing Wall, where guides lead tourists on a tour in Jerusalem, many traditions are connected. People come to the ruins of the shrines not only to pray. Many leave small notes in the cracks, on which the most cherished dream is written. Then people try to convey their requests to the higher powers. A feature of this attraction is its accessibility to absolutely anyone, regardless of faith and race. The main thing is that while visiting your body and head are covered with clothes.
7. Herodion National Park, Bethlehem
On the edge of the Judean Desert, 12 km south of Jerusalem and 8 km from Bethlehem, stands the Herodium National Park. Located in the present-day West Bank, the Herodium is an 800-metre-high, cone-shaped hill on whose plateau King Herod the Great had a palace built. The defensive palace or fortress was part of a circular walled complex with defensive towers facing the four cardinal directions. A visit to the Herodium National Park takes approximately two hours.
8. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
The Jewish people attach great importance to the Temple Mount, where the Dome of the Rock is located. After the destruction of the Temple, which occurred 40 years after its creation, two mosques were erected on this site. One of these was the Dome of the Rock. Many consider this mosque to be a calling card of a tourist country. The attraction is incredible with its grandiose golden domes. Each of them in diameter reaches about 20 metres. Because of this, they are visible from almost anywhere in the city.
9. Mar Saba Monastery, Bethlehem
St. Sabas is a Greek Orthodox monastery carved into the side of a mountain in the Kidron Valley, founded by St. Sabas of Cappadocia in 439, which still harbours vocations to the monastic life today. It is considered one of the three oldest monasteries in the world, and still maintains many of its ancient traditions. If you decide to visit the Mar Saba monastery, some may advise you not to bring your wife or any other woman with you. The monks do not allow women to enter their nunnery because according to their beliefs it might cancel their prayers.
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