Cosa c'è in programma a Gerusalemme (Israele) durante l'anno

Affollato — Christmas in Bethlehem, vacanze scolastiche in 6 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Festività

  Ramadan in the Old City

  18 feb – 19 marRamadan ed EidAffollatoChiusure

  Lanterns go up over the Muslim Quarter and the lanes off Damascus Gate are at their liveliest after dark, while daytime trade thins out. Access to the Haram al-Sharif is tighter and Friday prayers draw very large numbers. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Christmas in Bethlehem (20 dic – 8 gen)

Affollato — Ramadan in the Old City, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In febbraio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Ramadan in the Old City (18 feb – 19 mar)

Folla al massimo — Ramadan in the Old City, Jerusalem Marathon

• Rischio

  Sharav dust days

  1 mar – 31 mag · di solitoStagione della polvere

  Hot desert winds push dust over the hills for a few days at a stretch in spring and again in autumn, turning the light brown and the view from the Mount of Olives into nothing. They blow through in two or three days. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Jerusalem Marathon

  15 mar – 20 apr · di solitoEvento sportivoAffollatoChiusure

  A spring race through the Old City walls and the valleys, which means most of the centre closes to traffic for a Friday morning. The date has moved between March and April in recent years, so confirm it before booking around it. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Holy Week and Easter

  29 mar – 12 aprPasqua e Settimana SantaAffollatoPrenota presto

  Western and Orthodox Easter often fall a week or more apart, so the Old City runs two sets of processions. The Holy Fire ceremony at the Holy Sepulchre on Orthodox Holy Saturday is ticketed by the churches and access is controlled. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Passover

  1–9 aprVacanze scolasticheAffollatoChiusurePrenota presto

  A week of national holiday: hotels at their highest rates, sites full of domestic visitors, and bread off most menus. Public transport stops on the first and last days and half the restaurants in the city close with it. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Ramadan in the Old City (18 feb – 19 mar)

Folla al massimo — Jerusalem Marathon, Holy Week and Easter

• Festività

  Independence Day

  14 apr – 15 mag · di solitoFesta nazionaleChiusureAffollato

  Memorial Day, when sirens stop traffic and entertainment venues close, runs straight into Independence Day: fireworks in the evening, then a public holiday of barbecues in packed parks, beaches and nature reserves. Public transport is limited and many shops close. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sharav dust days (1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)), Jerusalem Marathon (15 mar – 20 apr (di solito)), Holy Week and Easter (29 mar – 12 apr), Passover (1–9 apr)

Folla al massimo — Independence Day, Shavuot

• Festività

  Shavuot

  15 mag – 15 giu · di solitoFestività ebraicheAffollatoChiusure

  An all-night study vigil that ends with tens of thousands walking down to the Western Wall for dawn prayers. Shops and public transport stop for the day, and the Old City lanes are impassable in the small hours. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sharav dust days (1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)), Holy Week and Easter (29 mar – 12 apr), Independence Day (14 apr – 15 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Shavuot, Festival of Light

• Festival

  Festival of Light

  1 giu – 5 lug · di solitoLuci e fuochiAffollato

  A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late. It is the one time the quarters are busy after dark with residents rather than pilgrims. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Shavuot (15 mag – 15 giu (di solito))

Affollato — Festival of Light, vacanze scolastiche in 5 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Festival

  Jerusalem Film Festival

  15–31 lug · di solito

  Ten days at the Cinematheque under the Old City walls in late July, with open-air screenings down in the Sultan's Pool. It works in the hottest fortnight of the year because it all starts after dark. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Festival of Light (1 giu – 5 lug (di solito))

Media stagione — vacanze scolastiche in 4 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, un mese nella media

In agosto non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Folla al massimo — Yom Kippur, Sukkot

• Festività

  Yom Kippur

  20–21 setFestività ebraicheChiusure

  The city stops completely for twenty-five hours: no traffic, no shops, no flights in or out of the country, and almost nothing open in West Jerusalem. Arrive the day before or you will not be able to get anywhere. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Sukkot

  25 set – 2 ottVacanze scolasticheAffollato

  Booths on every balcony, the priestly blessing at the Western Wall drawing tens of thousands, and a week of school holiday that fills every site in the country. The autumn weather is usually the best of the year for it. Fonte ↗

Affollato — Sukkot, vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In ottobre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Yom Kippur (20–21 set), Sukkot (25 set – 2 ott)

Affollato — Hanukkah

• Festività

  Hanukkah

  28 nov – 30 dic · di solitoFestività ebraiche

  Eight nights of lamps set in glass boxes by the front doors of Nachlaot and the Jewish Quarter, lit at dusk. Schools are off, so the museums and sites fill with families, but nothing actually closes. Fonte ↗

Folla al massimo — Hanukkah, Christmas in Bethlehem

• Festività

  Christmas in Bethlehem

  20 dic – 8 genNatale e CapodannoAffollato

  Three Christmases eight kilometres away, on 25 December, 7 January and 18 January for the Latin, Greek and Armenian churches. Midnight mass at the Nativity needs tickets from the church, and the checkpoint queues are long. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Hanukkah (28 nov – 30 dic (di solito))