Model of Old City Jerusalem

That is the touch one gets in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just walking through the thin streets and alleys, never mind the shrines holy to three trusts, one is engrossed in past.

A great way to visit the Old City is just to wander through the complex paths and let yourself get lost. For care reasons, it's best not to travel alone and to be careful about wandering outside the main streets. It is also prudent to travel during the day, though the views of many of the sites -- when you know how to find them -- are frequently best at night.

The Old City covers unevenly 220 acres (one square kilometer). The nearby walls date to the rule of the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566). Work began on them in 1537 and was not finished until 1541.