Monday, November 14, 2011

Cheapest Egypt Holidays - Visit Fascinating Biblical Sites

By Steve Alexander


Soaking up the rays and delighting in the sapphire seas is what many people enjoy on holidays to Egypt. Whilst you're there though, be sure to stop and take in the long view across the water. Just a short journey away from the Holy Land and the fascinating cities where Christianity and other world religions began is the paradise of Sharm el Sheikh, which is a key location for some of the best and cheapest Egypt holidays.

Team your Red Sea experience with a journey to the heart of Christmas and make the most of some of the cheapest Egypt holidays. You'll find the beautiful cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem just a short distance from the attractive resorts of Egypt's coast.

Devoted followers of the Jewish religion press themselves against the stones in the fascinating monument of the Wailing Wall to prayer in the heart of the old city. Muslims see the glittering golden site of the Dome of the Rock as an important site. It is believed that the Prophet Muhammad ascended into heaven from a stone here, and this is where a magnificent temple has been built.

The little town of Bethlehem is the place where Jesus is said to have been born. The town is a prosperous centre in the middle of a landscape of fertile hills ten kilometres south of Jerusalem. This cultural icon is an attractive destination year-round but is particularly popular at Christmas.

A midnight mass service takes place on Christmas Eve when the clock strikes twelve at St Catherine's Church and visitors can enjoy a particularly festive atmosphere outside in Manger Square. Tourists will be able to stroll along the cobbled streets in the city and feel the ancient history all around them. Mary and Joseph are said to have visited the Milk Grotto Chapel with babe in arms and this can be found by meandering off Manger Square.




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