Jerusalem
The Israeli capital Jerusalem is a unique vacation destination and is being discovered as such by more and more tourists. The cultural and historical sights in particular are attracting a growing number of foreign tourists to this fascinating city. It is well worth finding out about all the sights before your vacation there, because with the enormous selection of unique places in the city, it is easy to lose track and possibly miss some of the city's most important and exciting highlights.
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Food in Jerusalem - An abundance of culinary delights
The inhabitants of the land of Canaan
fed on the fertility and diversity of the land where "milk and honey flow".
honey flows". The milk was mostly obtained from sheep and goats and the honey from dates, figs and
dates, figs and carob. The harvest depended on the sun, the rain and the seasons.
The meals were simple and feasting was often followed by famine. The
times have changed fundamentally, at least as far as food is concerned.
Just as Israel itself is a melting pot of the most diverse cultures, its cuisine is also a mixture of many flavors with all their counterparts.
flavors with all their contrasts and similarities. There is definitely
traditional Israeli cuisine, just as there is no such thing as a typical Israeli.
The unique mixture of East and West results in an abundance of culinary delights.
pleasures.
Sights in Jerusalem - The stronghold of education Jerusalem is home to one of the ten largest and most important museums in the world, the
world, the "Israel Museum". Covering an area of around 50,000 square meters
you can visit four sections of the museum. For children the
Youth Wing, according to the museum the largest and best museum for education
the largest and best museum for education in the world, with daily
events, a library with many illustrated children's books,
well-equipped workshops and a large exhibition, even for a vacation with children.
vacation with children should not be boring.
For adults the
other departments of the museum: Art Wing - the art department - and the
Archaeology Wing - the department for excavations. The Art Wing
has around 150,000 works. These include prints, drawings,
graphics, paintings and sculptures, including works by the English
sculptor and draughtsman Henry Moore, whose large and abstract sculptures are
sculptures are known worldwide. But works by Jewish artists are also
are also exhibited here.
Jerusalem Shopping - The Middle East to take away
Israel maintains economic relations with almost every nation in the world and produces a wide range of products itself. The country offers countless opportunities for shopping, both in the numerous shopping centers that have sprung up in recent decades - such as the Malcha shopping center in Jerusalem, one of the largest in the Middle East.
If you want to shop in Jerusalem, you have a wide variety of options and it is again amazing to see the contrasts here. On the one hand, in the Old City you will find mainly small Arab stores with souvenirs, but also everything you need to live. In the New Town, Ben Yehuda Street is a European shopping area and the Jewish market is a counterpart to the Arab market in the Old Town. A completely covered, three-storey shopping oasis. Quite a contrast.
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