The Promised Land, the birthplace of the three religions, the cradle of civilizations. The grandeur of the historical value of this region can not be overemphasized. A motley picture of the streets of Jewish cities, multinational hubbub, artifacts of major world religions make thousands of tourists thrive in the hot, amazing Israel. And the proximity of natural monuments, which are the Dead Sea, the Negev desert, the formidable Judean mountains, a number of sea resorts, helps cope with the fatigue of excursion everyday.

Israel is a tiny piece of land surrounded by seas, forests, mountains and deserts; the state, suffered and built by the generations of its people; A holy place where the three most important world religions - Judaism, Islam and Christianity - were united together. It is not surprising that the country is attracted by endless streams of tourists from all over the world: ancient and modern are so elegantly and organically combined here, it is very rich in various monuments of architecture, history and culture - the most important traces left by man and god.

One of the most remarkable sights of Israel can safely be called the holy city of Jerusalem. This city, one of the oldest in the world, leaves an indelible impression not only by the sense of closeness of God, but also by the unthinkable combination and intertwining of monuments of different cultures, times and religions.

In Jerusalem, there is one of the most important Christian shrines - the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, countless times destroyed and rebuilt again. The place of crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Christ attracts millions of pilgrims from all over the world every year. Here goes the famous Via Dolorosa, along which Jesus went on his last journey - to Calvary.

The most important wealth of the Jews is the Wailing Wall, stretching for half a kilometer, and from the earliest times absorbing the prayers of the Jewish people, keeping in the crevices between the stones the notes with the desires that are bound to come true.

The city of Nazareth, located in the north of the country - is another expensive place for Christians in Israel, a sacred city, where the childhood and youth years of Christ passed. A city saturated with many myths, described in divine books and historical chronicles. In Nazareth is the Temple of the Annunciation, the largest of the temples of the Middle East; Orthodox Church of the Archangel Gabriel and other Christian churches.

The modern breath of Israel is concentrated in its "secular capital" - Tel Aviv. In 1909, in ancient Jaffa, the Jewish Quarter was founded, which eventually grew into a beautiful city, a life that pulsates day and night. This is one of the largest cities in Israel and its business center: it is here that the offices of the country's largest firms and banks, foreign embassies and residences of international corporations are concentrated.

Tel Aviv is a city of cafes and restaurants, nightclubs and prestigious hotels, picturesque beaches and colored doors, a city on the coast, sparkling with whiteness of expensive yachts, inviting the atmosphere of comfort and prosperity. Now Jaffa, once an important Mediterranean port, is a Tel Aviv area, a beautiful historical monument and cultural center, enveloped in legends and memories, winding through ancient streets and binding people's souls.

Haifa is another delightful city by the sea, the industrial and scientific center of the country. Here stands the famous Mount Carmel, on the slopes of which extends one of the largest reserves of the country. Here are the famous stepped Bahai Gardens. Haifa is also full of museums, including the Museum of Arts, the National Maritime Museum, and the huge Tel-Shikmon excavation zone.

In the north of Haifa lies the ancient city of Acre, whose fortress Acre, the Monastery Hospitaller and the Al-Jazzar Mosque remember the times of the Crusaders, and are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.