Western Wall & Jewish Quarter
Jerusalem, Israel
About This Activity
The Western Wall (Kotel) is Judaism's holiest accessible site — the last remnant of the Second Temple's retaining wall. The plaza is open 24 hours and free; modest dress is required. Beneath it, the Western Wall Tunnels tour (~$20/person, book ahead) reveals the full length of the wall and the ancient street that ran beside it. The Jewish Quarter offers three unmissable stops: the Cardo, a Roman-era colonnaded marketplace excavated and restored since 1967; the Hurva Synagogue, the quarter's dominant dome, rebuilt in 2010 after being destroyed in 1948; and the Broad Wall, an 8th-century BCE fortification unearthed beneath the modern streetscape. Together they compress 3,000 years of continuous Jewish worship and settlement into a single compact neighbourhood.
Seasonal note: Year-round, plaza open 24 hours. Western Wall Tunnels tours run Sun–Thu and require advance booking. Closed Fri–Sat for tunnel tours.
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