Jerusalem & the Holy Land (Eyewitness Travel Guides) 0756628776, 9780756628772

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

SACRED PLACES SHOPPING RESTAURANTS • FOOD HOTELS • BEACHES • MOSAICS ANCIENT SITES • DIVING • MA THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

JERUSALEM & THE HOLYLAND

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

JERUSALEM & THE HOLY LAND

PROJECT EDITORS Nick Inman, Ferdie McDonald ART EDITORS Jo Doran, Paul Jackson COMMISSIONING EDITOR Giovanni Francesio

at Fabio Ratti Editoria S.r.l.

EDITORS Elizabeth Atherton, Cathy Day, Simon Hall,

Freddy Hamilton, Andrew Humphreys DESIGNERS Chris Lee Jones, Anthony Limerick, Sue Metcalfe-Megginson, Rebecca Milner, Johnny Pau PICTURE RESEARCH Monica Allende, Katherine Mesquita MAP CO-ORDINATOR Dave Pugh DTP DESIGNER Maite Lantaron RESEARCHER Karen Ben-Zoor

Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

MAIN CONTRIBUTORS

Fabrizio Ardito, Cristina Gambaro, Massimo Acanfora Torrefranca PHOTOGRAPHY

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATORS

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6

Eddie Gerald, Hanan Isachar, Richard Nowitz, Magnus Rew, Visions of the Land Isidoro Gonzáles-Adalid Cabezas (Acanto Arquitectura y Urbanismo S.L.), Stephen Conlin, Gary Cross, Chris Forsey, Andrew MacDonald, Maltings Partnership, Jill Munford, Chris Orr & Associates, Pat Thorne, John Woodcock Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd, China First American Edition 2000 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2002, 2007

Copyright © 2000, 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER. A CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION RECORD IS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978-0-7566-2877-2 FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROPEAN USAGE; IE THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS THE FLOOR ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

INTRODUCING JERUSALEM & THE HOLY LAND DISCOVERING JERUSALEM AND THE HOLY LAND 10 PUTTING THE HOLY LAND ON THE MAP 12 PUTTING JERUSALEM ON THE MAP 14 A PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY LAND 16 THE HOLY LAND THROUGH THE YEAR 36

Front cover main image: Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem The information in this DK Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. View over the rooftops of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter

Old Jaffa’s attractive waterfront

THE HOLY LAND REGION BY REGION THE HOLY LAND AT A GLANCE 162 THE COAST AND GALILEE 164 THE DEAD SEA AND THE NEGEV DESERT 186 WESTERN JORDAN 206

JERUSALEM AREA BY AREA

THE RED SEA AND SINAI 236

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 298

THE MUSLIM QUARTER 60

THE CHRISTIAN AND ARMENIAN QUARTERS 88

SPORTING AND SPECIALIST HOLIDAYS IN THE HOLY LAND 292

SURVIVAL GUIDE

JERUSALEM AT A GLANCE 58

THE JEWISH QUARTER 76

Middle Eastern handicrafts

Bedouin camel, Western Jordan

TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS WHERE TO STAY 252 RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS AND BARS 266

TRAVEL INFORMATION 308 GENERAL INDEX 316 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 332 PHRASE BOOK 335

SHOPS AND MARKETS 282 ENTERTAINMENT IN THE HOLY LAND 288 Window detail, Dome of the Rock

THE MOUNT OF OLIVES AND MOUNT ZION 108 MODERN JERUSALEM 118 FURTHER AFIELD 128 JERUSALEM STREET FINDER 152

The remote St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai

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the four regional chapters describe important sights, using maps, photographs and illustrations. Features cover topics from food to wildlife. Recommended hotels and restaurants are listed in Travellers’ Needs, while the Survival Guidee has tips on travel, money and other practical matters.

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