You will leave Jerusalem and travel south to nearby Bethlehem, the hometown of King David's father and the place where Christ was born to Mary and Joseph. You will cross Manger Square surrounded by the Mosque of Omar, the Palestinian Peace Center and perhaps the oldest functioning church in the world, the Church of the Nativity. Furthermore, you will enter into it through a low doorway, the "Door of Humility".
You will exit the Basilica passing the Armenian Chapel of the Kings and continue on to the adjacent Church of Saint Catherine. From the Church of St. Catherine you will descend to grottoes, which are connected to those beneath the Church of the Nativity.
Your final stop will be Shepherds Field. Today, a tent-shaped chapel stands here; the chapel was designed by renowned architect Antonio Berluzzi and is decorated with scenes from the life of Christ.
Half-day tour in Bethlem in English
