Hebron Things to Do

This doubles as a bakery and cafe. Customers can buy gateaux or biscuits by weight to take away or can enjoy them, with a drink, in the cafe's landscaped patio area. Customers include shoppers taking a rest and locals catching... more

Only two years old, Hilel has become a Jerusalem institution. It is named after the road it is in; Hilel Street; although a second branch opened this summer on Helene Hamalka Street. It specializes in coffees and sandwiches and... more

This small office is a hive of activity, located a few footsteps inside the Old City by the Jaffa Gate entrance. Its services include a bureau de change (no commission charged) and a travel agency which can arrange both local t... more

Built in 1961, this complex was used for the trial of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann. Following the trial, the Behar family, who lost their son, Gerard, in the Holocaust, provided the money to establish an arts centre here in... more

The Botanical Garden was established during the British Mandate at the edge of the Hebrew University campus. Go through the security entrance and walk up the path leading to the upper part of the campus and to the garden. Signs... more

Near the top of the Mount of Olives just off the paved road leading down the mountain, one finds the tombs said to be those of the biblical prophets Haggai, Becharia ben Berechia, and Malachi. The burial chambers consist of two... more

Situated in the Customs and VAT Department building, this one room museum (one of two tax museums in the world) opened in 1964 to educate the public about the tax process in Israel and around the Jewish world. The wall exhibiti... more

Go out for a midnight walk in the Jewish National Fund's forests. This is an unforgettable way to experience the pristine nature reserves in Israel. The non-strenuous hikes take place all over Jerusalem including Birita Forest... more

This small synagogue is perfect for families with young children. During services, the mechitza (divider between men and women) runs down the middle and some women wear kippot and talitot. On some Shabbatot, women hold a specia... more

This is a lovely theatre, central to Jerusalem, with fun performances for children. Plays are in English and Hebrew and are great for children from ages two and upwards. There are normally five or six plays showing, with up to... more