The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is located in Jerusalem, in the place where, according to the Bible, he was crucified, died, and then Christ was resurrected. Services in this temple are conducted by Orthodox, Armenian and Catholic Christian churches.
Instructions
Step 1
Make sure that your international passport is valid for at least another six months from the date of entry into Israel. Russians do not need to apply for a visa, provided that the period of visiting the country is less than 90 days.
Step 2
Buy an air ticket to Ben Gurion Airport, which is 14 kilometers from Tel Aviv. Regular non-stop flights from Moscow to this airport are operated by Aeroflot, Transaero and El Al Israel Airlines, the flight time is about 4 hours. Other European airlines such as Aerosvit Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Georgian Airways, Air Baltic, BelAvia, Czesh Airlines CSA, Turkish Airlines, LOT - Polish Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Malev Hungrian Airlines, Air Berlin fly to Ben Airport -Gurion from Moscow with one change, the duration of such a trip is somewhat longer, since it depends on the waiting time for a connecting flight at the intermediate landing airport.
Step 3
Use ground transportation to travel from the airport to Jerusalem city. You can order a taxi, take a minibus or a regular bus number 945 or 947, this section of the way will take you about 30-40 minutes.
Step 4
Find the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Christian Quarter of Old Jerusalem. The exact address of the location of the temple: Helena Street, 1. Entrance to the building is free. In spring and summer, the temple is open to pilgrims from 5.00 to 20.00, in autumn and winter from 4.30 to 19.00.
Step 5
Use the diagram of the location of the chapels associated with the crucifixion of Christ to find the Holy Sepulcher. You can refer to the diagram in the building itself or pre-print it, for example, from the website of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem. Keep in mind that due to the huge number of pilgrims, the time spent at the Holy Sepulcher is several minutes.
