A MOSAIC OF CULTURES
Your journey between Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Jericho
Stay in Jerusalem at dar mamilla guesthouse, a ten-minute walk from the Holy Sepulchre. You will meet the young Palestinians of Jericho, the oldest city in the world, engaged in the restoration of mosaics while enjoying typical Palestinian food at the laboratory of the Mosaic Centre.
The program of the trip
CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND:
Bethlehem
- visit of the Basilica of the Nativity, the Milk Grotto, the Church of St. Catherine and the Shepherds' Field
- meeting with the artists of the Mosaic Centre of Bethlehem
- Visit of the Old City, the Souk, meeting with social and educational works to deepen the difficult Palestinian context and the life of the local community
Jerusalem
- visit of the Esplanade of the Mosques, the Wailing Wall, the Convent of the Flagellation, the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the Convent of St. Saviour and the Basilica of St. Anne
- Route of the Via Dolorosa passing through the Arch of Ecce Homo and the Stations of the Cross
- Visit to the Terra Sancta Museum project
- Visit the Christian, Arab and Jewish quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, with a walk on the rooftops and through the Arab souk passing through the historic gates of the old city
- Mount Zion Exploration: Basilica of the Dormition of Mary and Last Supper
- Visit to the Mount of Olives: Aedicule of the Ascension, cloister and grotto of the Lord's Prayer, Dominus Flevit, Basilica of Gethsemane, Grotto of Arrest and the tomb of the Virgin
Jericho
- Descent along the Judah Desert (Wadi Qelt), stop at the Monastery of St. George in Koziba with panoramic views.
- Old Testament visit to Jericho (Tell as-Sultan), Herod's Jericho and the memory of Jesus' passages; Umayyad Jericho.
- Ascent to the Mount of Temptations
- Visit of Hisham's Palace
- Meeting and typical Palestinian lunch with the artists of the Mosaic Center Jericho, a mosaic production center with which the Pro Terra Sancta Association has been collaborating for years