Table of Contents1 What is Shavuot?2 Ktofoti – Picking at Bethlehem of Galilee3 “The Milk Celebration” in Be’er Tuvia4 Raspberries picking at Gedera (Agronen)5 Cherry Picking at Odem6 Summary What is Shavuot? Shavuot, known as the Feast of Weeks in English and as Pentecost in Ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth…
Table of Contents1 Trastevere District2 Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere3 Tiber Island4 Great Synagogue of Rome5 Marcello Theater Trastevere District We started our fifth day in Rome with a walk in Trastevere district. Trastevere is the 13th district of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes…
Table of Contents1 National Roman Museum2 Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore3 Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs4 Santa Maria Della Vittoria5 San Carlo al Corso National Roman Museum The fourth day started with National Roman Museum. Since it’s located close to the Termini station we took the underground. At this point, I…
Table of Contents1 Saint Peter’s Basilica2 Campo de’ Fiori3 Trajan’s Market & Forum Saint Peter’s Basilica On the third day we returned to the Vatican, but this time we visited Saint Peter’s Basilica. This photo was made from the end of the queue. As you can see, by 8:30 am the queue runs along half…
Table of Contents1 Colosseum2 Palatine Hill3 Victor Emmanuel II Monument Colosseum On our second day of the trip, we headed to one of the most famous landmarks in Rome, the Colosseum. And here is my first tip: first Sunday of each month the entrance to the Colosseum is free. But, you have to come early since…
Rome is densely packed with tourists. If you go unprepared you could easily spend several hours in a line. The most famous tourist attractions are the Vatican and the Colosseum. For those two I would suggest purchasing tickets online and preferably early morning ones. Knowing this our daily routine was: visiting one tourist attraction (which…