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Party After Dark In Jerusalem During Autumn Nights

August 11, 2009 at 4:59 PM | by Omri | 0 Comments

Israel's Ministry of Tourism has to deal with one of the travel industry's more challenging balancing acts: promoting the country's historical significance to religious travelers without freaking out secular tourists who should be attracted to party cities like Tel Aviv, all the while showing a side of Israel that goes beyond the headlines.

Israel hopes to pull off exactly that trifecta with a series of upcoming "Autumn Nights" celebrations in Jerusalem's Old City, emphasizing the Israeli capital's ancient religious heritage in a quintessentially modern way.

The Autumn Nights activities are set to begin in September and go through the end of October, running Mondays through Thursdays. Some of the planned events include contemporary theater acts, a food festival, and a Night Spectacular at the museum attached to the ruins of the Tower of David. Free live musical performances will kick off in Christian and Jewish Quarters at 8:30pm every night.

If you've never been to the Old City, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and where religious monuments like the Western Wall stand, this is as good or better an opportunity as any. It's always possible to wander around the city during the daytime. Until recently, though, this part of Israel's capital mostly shut down at night.

Autumn Nights will finally give travelers the chance to explore the area's ancient alleyways and squares after dark.

[Photo: Chmouel / Wiki Commons]

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