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Do not miss a chance to visit one of the main tourist attractions of Jerusalem, the Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem. The church is set high up on the hillside of Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. You can also get a spectacular view of the valley and the nearby wooded hills. There are some popular Sight Seeing in Jerusalem The current Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem includes a natural cave that once contained a small spring. The cave became a place of worship and the Crusaders built a huge and two-storey church on it in the Byzantine period. However, the Church of the Visitation at Jerusalem was distorted after the Crusaders left the place. The Franciscans bought the site in the year 1679. They got the permission from Ottoman Authorities to restore the church. The lower church was refurbished in 1862 and the upper portion of Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem was refurbished in 1955. If you visit to Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem, you will get to see many attractive and historical things there. Ein Kerem is a merely quite and serene village that is located in 7 kms southwest of the Old City. Jewish artists and scuptors now decorated the stone houses of the village and this area has numerous galleries and good restaurants. You can reach to Church of the Visitation of Jerusalem by stepping up from the main road through the Ein Kerem village. One wall is enclosed with ceramic tiles in the church courtyard. It displays the words of “Magnificant in 42 languages”. The upper church of Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem has a Tuscan-style painted ceiling and spacious murals designed by Antonio Barluzzi. This decoration depicts of “All Grace”, “Mother of God” and “Dispenser of All Grace”. The lower part of Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem is designed with large frescoes of Hebrew women of Bible. A small mosque marks the site of the Spring of the Virgin at the down part of Church of the Visitation in Jerusalem. So, what are you waiting for! Just pack your bags to go to Jerusalem. Take a look on the Jerusalem Travel Guide and explore the attractive places out there.
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