Itinerary
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Stop At: Monte das Oliveiras, Mount of Olives Road, Jerusalem Israel
Our tour starts on the Mount of Olives were we visit the Church of the Ascension.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Church of the Ascension -Mosque of the Ascension, al-Tur Village, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel
The Church of the Ascension marks the spot where Jesus ascended to heaven and there is a rock with an imprinted footprint thought to be where Jesus stood before his ascension. The original church built here was in 390 but most of the chapel building we see today is from the Crusader period.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Church of the Pater Noster, Mount of Olives Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel
Nearby is the Church of the Pater Nostre (Sanctuary of the Eleona), on this spot Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer.
We see a Crusader cloister and the grotto where Jesus would have taught. This is also where Jesus told his disciples of the eminent destruction of Jerusalem and the 2nd coming.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Mount of Olives, Mt of Olives, Jerusalem
From the Mount of Olives we look out over the City of Gold across the ancient Jewish cemetery and to the Old City and Temple Mount beyond.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Temple Mount, Jerusalem Israel
View of Temple Mount
Stop At: Dominus Flevit Church, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel
We begin to descend the mount pausing at the Dominus Flevit (the Lord Wept). It was here that Christ cried as he envisioned the destruction of Jerusalem.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Garden of Gethsemane, Jericho Rd, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Garden of Gethsemane
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony), Garden of Gethsemane Foot of the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel
A little further along we get to the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane. It was here that Jesus prayed before his arrest . The church was funded by a number of nations which each have their coat of arms displayed in decorative glass on the ceiling. The entrance is through tall columns which support a mosaic showing Jesus as the connection between God and man
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kidron Valley, Behind Old City Walls, Jerusalem Israel
We cross the Kidron Valley and arrive at the Lion's Gate of Jerusalem's Old City. We see the pools of Bethesda as mentioned in the Gospel of John.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Old City of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Israel
Walk in the Old city of Jerusalem
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Pools of Bethesda, Water, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Pools of Bethesda
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Church of Saint Anne, Via Dolorosa at St Stephen's Gate, Jerusalem Israel
We visit the Crusader Church of Saint Anne constructed above a grotto thought to be where Jesus' mother Mary was born.
In the Convent of the Sisters of Zion we enter the cellars to see the water cistern dating back to the Second Temple era. We see the Lithostratos, engraved Roman flagstones, which are part of extensive archaeological findings beneath the convent. It is believed that here Pontius Pilate stood in judgment of Jesus in the courtyard of Praetorium.
Duration: 20 minutes