How was a trip to the Holy Land 700 years ago?

How was a trip to the Holy Land 700 years ago?

In the era of massive tourism, we are used to pilgrimages in which we reach the Holy Land by plane, travel around it inside an air-conditioned bus, stay in friendly hotels and eat in restaurants. But have you ever wondered how pilgrimages were back in time? In those...
In pictures: Holy Week in Jerusalem

In pictures: Holy Week in Jerusalem

It happened one more year: Holy Week gave way to Easter in Jerusalem, where the events of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus took place.  The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Cenacle, Gethsemane, Saint Peter in Gallicantu or the Via Dolorosa were the sites...
Graphics: a way to discover the Holy Land

Graphics: a way to discover the Holy Land

On Monday, April 25, Saxum Visitor Center will host an event under the title Graphics: a way to discover the Holy Land. This conference will discuss how visual journalism tried to explain the most important site for Christianity: the Holy Sepulchre. During the...
Holy Week in Jerusalem: Live It

Holy Week in Jerusalem: Live It

For the last few years, Holy Week in the Holy Land has been different. In 2020, it was celebrated behind closed doors by the religious communities living inside the holy places and by the faithful in their homes. In 2021, the usual celebrations took place, though with...
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