Holy Land
After the success following its reintroduction last year, Joe Walsh Tours are delighted to continue to offer our pilgrimage programme to the Holy Land, now with direct flights from Ireland.
This very popular pilgrimage brings you to the land of the Bible to follow the footsteps of Jesus.
Places of Interest
Jerusalem: Capital of Israel and one of the oldest cities in the world. It is home to many religious sites, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site most Christians believe to be the location of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.
Mount of olives: Jesus spent time here, teaching to his disciples. He also visited on the night of his betrayal by one of his diciples, Judas.
Garden of Gethsemane: Lying at the foot of the Mount of Olives, this is the site where Jesus and his disciples came to pray the night before the crucifixion.
Mount Zion: The Cenacle, believed to be the site of Jesus' Last Supper is located on MOunt Zion, in the same building that holds the Tomb of King David.
Qumram: Hiding place of the Dead Sea Scrolls. These scrolls, discovered in the 20th Century consist of approximately 1000 parchment Biblical documents, made before 100 A.D.
Mount of Beatitudes: Where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, including the eight well-know Beatitudes.
Cana of Galilee: Site of the wedding chapel, where Jesus performed a miracle and turned water into wine.
Nazareth: Childhood home of Jesus. The Church of Annunciation is in Nazareth, whre the Virgin Mary was visited by Archangel Gabriel, and told she had been selected to be the mother of Jesus.
Bethlehem: Birthplace of Jesus, and the home of the Church of the Nativity, which was built on the site of Jesus' birth. it is one of the oldest continually operating churches in the world.