Jerusalem Travel Guide

Jerusalem (Hebrew: ירושלים Yerushalayim, Arabic: القدس al-Quds) is the largest city of Israel. Israel claim it is their capital and a few countries including the United States recognize that claim, but most other countries and the United Nations do not. The ancient city in the Judean Hills has a fascinating history spanning thousands of years. The city is holy to the three monotheistic religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and serves as a spiritual, religious, and cultural center. Due to the religious significance of the city, and in particular the many sites of the Old City area, Jerusalem is one of the main tourist destinations in Israel. Jerusalem has many historic, archeological and cultural sites, along with vibrant and crowded shopping centers, cafes, and restaurants. Jerusalem of Gold, as it has come to be known in Hebrew, is a fascinatingly unique place where the first century rubs shoulders with the twenty-first century, each jostling for legitimacy and space, and where

Israel's main entry point for the international traveler,32.00944434.8827781Ben Gurion International Airport(TLVIATA), is next to the highway linkingTel Avivand Jerusalem (Highway 1). Travel from the airport to the center of Jerusalem takes 40–50 minutes, or more if there is traffic.

Getting around Jerusalem used to be tricky, time-consuming, and frustrating as the terrain and age of the city left clogged roads unable to handle modern population numbers. The building of the light rail line has mitigated this but where the light rail doesn't go the going may still be slow.

In the case of injury or other emergency incidents,Policeservices can be reached by dialing 100,Ambulanceservices can be reached by dialing 101, and theFire Departmentcan be reached by dialing 102. All emergency services employ English-speaking operators.

TheOld Cityhas a diverse mix of small hotels, religious hospices and cheap hostels. The cheapest accommodation is found here.