Welcome
The Saxum Visitor Center helps pilgrims to deepen their knowledge of the Holy Land through different multimedia resources in order to enrich each person’s Holy Land experience.
Visiting the Holy Land
Saxum wishes to make a pilgrim’s visit to the Holy Land more memorable. Here are some digital resources to help you prepare for the trip.
Emmaus Trail
The Emmaus Trail is an initiative of the Saxum Foundation, the Ministry of Tourism of Israel, and the Jewish National Fund (KKL). Beginning at the Saxum Visitor Center and ending at Emmaus Nicopolis, the trail is 18 km (11 miles) and is not difficult.
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is one of the holiest days of the year for Jews. It marks the end of ten days of repentance that began on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), and offers the possibility of the remission of sins. It is celebrated on the tenth day of the Jewish […]
Saxum Hosts 1st Tour Guide Course
On September 3, 2018, one week before the recess for Jewish holidays begins, 58 tour guides gathered in the Saxum Visitor Center for a full-day course on the history and spirituality of the road to Emmaus. Yisca Harani, an expert among Israeli tour guides on the history of Christianity, organized the day’s activities in coordination […]
Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Many people heard of our Lady of Mt. Carmel, whose feast is celebrated July 16, but not many know where she is. The city of Haifa, in northern Israel, sprawls over the small mountain range of Mt. Carmel, which ends in the Mediterranean Sea. On one of the peaks overlooking the sea is the Carmelite […]
“Aquí en Saxum he podido ver la fe materializada con mucha visión de futuro y realmente un instrumento de paz.”
Amaya, France
“It should be the first or the last stop of groups, because it can be your introduction to the Holy Land and of what you’re going to see, or, if you come at the very end when you’ve seen everything, it ties everything together. ”
Hussam, tour guide, Nazareth
“Fantastic multimedia experience that helps understand the history, geography and geometry of the Holy Land and Holy Sites.”
Joel, United Kingdom
“I’m not a Christian, but I think this is a very good place, even for atheists, to learn a little of the history of the Holy Land. The Visitor Center is very complete in the sense that we can learn about the political organization and the Jews that lived here in that time”
Thomas, Brazil
Soprattutto al termine di un pellegrinaggio il Visitor Center offre una serie di strumenti per una sintesi del cammino percorso. Strumenti tecnologici d’avanguardia permettono di riprendere, secondo un percorso teologicamente studiato, il cammino appena percorso per approfondire e puntualizzare il messaggio evangelico contestualizzato nel tempo e nella geografia. Veramente utile e prezioso mancava in Terra Santa un centro così attrezzato e aggiornato per accompagnare il pellegrino nella comprensione delle Scritture in riferimento a Cristo.Fr. Francesco Ielpo, Italia