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Bethlehem, Palestine

cover photo by Annamaria Pertosa

Location added by Editore

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 10.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 31.704188, 35.207459 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : The Basilica of the Nativity, the church of Santa Caterina, caves and crypts below the two churches, the Milk Grotto, the town of Bethlehem. Nearby, you can easily visit the beautiful fortress of Herodion and the Greek Orthodox monastery of St. Saba.Arrivando in Bethlehem you can not help but note the long wall dividing Bethlehem from Jerusalem and the West Bank. The graffiti on this wall also offer ideas for a great travel report.

Recommended equipment : I recommend primarily a good wide-angle type the new 10-18 (for APS-C) or a 17-40, 16-35 (for Full Frame). You can not miss a zoom base like 27-70 or 24-105. Given the environment narrow alleys in the city, the views mainly doing some hiking to Herodion or San Saba, you'll be using for much of the time in wide angle. The telephoto lens is not recommended, unless you are hunting for stolen portraits

Best months : Surely all year. There is a particular period. During Christmas week, the increase of tourists can be a problem, but nothing particularly worrisome.

How to get there : The main access to Israel is the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, no particular control on arrival, already they know that there must affix the visa in the passport and will issue a coupon puts in its place to keep with your travel document . Normally you go to Bethlehem during a visit of several days in Jerusalem. To reach Jerusalem the easiest and most economical are the Egged Bus (www.egged.co.il) which depart from the airport, you can also rent a car at the airport, but it does not make sense if you just want to visit Jerusalem and Bethlehem . In Bethlehem, you get a taxi or with Israel that will leave you out of the checkpoint (on the other side there are Palestinian taxi drivers waiting for you) or with an Arab bus (number 21) which takes the train in front of the Damascus Gate. Usually it takes a packet to a day at a local operator or is contracted with a Palestinian taxi driver and visit Herodion, Mar Saba and Bethlehem. You can also push up to Hebron, but it depends very much on the level of tension that is currently between Palestinians and Israelis.

Visits : Bethlehem and the main places of Christianity are free, even the Monastery of San Saba is free and the hospitality of the monks is nothing short of moving to their kindness (absolutely without asking anything in return). To visit Herodion you pay the entrance fee. For more information: http://www.parks.org.il

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