Jerusalem is renowned and landmark place of religious interest worldwide and visited by millions of visitors every year. This is the reason why this city continued to be in featured article of world’s top travel magazines. The State of Israel looks after the maintenance and development of the city. Jaffa and Gaza are the prominent places nearest to this city.
The Old City and the Western wall are the mostly visited places of this city. The economy of the city is traditionally based on religious pilgrimage and it is regarded as one of the most visited religious city of the world. Adding relevance to its great historic values, a mandate was applied to the city that only Jerusalem Stone should be used to make all building of the city. Even till date, this mandate is followed and due to same reason whole city gives a resemblance look of its historic importance.
High Religious Importance
Apart from its religious importance, the city is also famous for many cultural and artistic venues of international fame. The Israel Museum with unique Judaica collections, findings on archaeological interest, hosts millions of visitors every year.
Other Attractions
Other places of great historical and tourist importance including the Western extension of Mount Herzl, the National Cemetery, the International Convention Center, The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, The city Cinemateque and city Music Center are also some of the major tourist attractions. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has also ranked high on most visited tourist place.
Festivals in Jerusalem
City also host the Israel festival and the Jerusalem Film Festival which invites performances from all around the world.
It is best to travel the city by road since the city has its developed transportation system with good availability of independent vehicles like Cars and public transportation system like Busses, available for tourists visiting the city. A Jerusalem Trail is a popular trail and connects to major tourist attractions of the city. The begin expressway is one the city’s major thoroughfares which connects the city to Tel Aviv.
It’s a good option to go for car hire to visit the various places in and around this great city. Car hire services give you the freedom to visit the places according to your own leisure and also provide privacy to you and your family members. The best part is that, a car hire also helps you the city guide facilities which make sure that you don’t miss on visiting any important place and also at the same time, you have the comprehensive knowledge about the tourist place and about the city as well.