Shopping Walking Tour of Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Guide Location: Israel » Jerusalem
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 8
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 3.4 km
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 8
Tour Duration: 2 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 3.4 km
Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Joi Ito
Author: vickyc
Jerusalem is well known for its open air shopping streets and bazaars where you can buy many different authentic oriental objets d'art. There is no traffic on these streets and it is a pleasure to walk through them and do some shopping. This self-guided tour will lead you through this vivid shopping pedestrian plazas where you will have a real middle-eastern shopping experience.
Tour Stops and Attractions
1) Muslim Market (Shuk)
Muslim Market known to locals as the Shuk is situated alongside the narrow streets of the Old City of Jerusalem. It offers a wide variety of oriental products, from nuts and spices to clothes and decorations. It is a real pleasure to walk through this brightly-colored market.
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2) Damascus Gate Market
At Damascus Gate locals come to sell their products. It is mainly a food market, but there are also other oriental things on sale. You can buy fresh products for your home. Both locals and tourists do their shopping here.
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3) Nahalat Shiva street
Nahalat Shiva Pedestrian mall is a street with no traffic. You just walk and shop. It is full of Jewish shops that sell art, jewelry, clothes and coffee. Also there are nice restaurants.
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4) Ahava Center
Israel is known for its high quality cosmetics. The Ahava Center offers the highest quality skin care and decorative cosmetics with Dead Sea minerals.
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5) Ben Yehuda Street
Locals know Ben Yehuda Street as Midrachov street. It is a major shopping and pedestrian zone in downtown. Sellers bring their wares which are mainly, cheap, arty things such as jewelry, books, etc. It is interesting to watch people passing by while having a coffee at one of the cafés on Midrachov street.
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6) A.B.C. Shop
The western part of Jerusalem has many tailoring shops. They sell both casual and elegant clothes. A.B.C is a popular Israeli label. It has good quality ladies' clothes.
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7) Naama Bezalel Shop
Naama Bezalel Shop specializes in clothes for women of different ages. It also offers exclusive dresses for weddings. Nearby, at another branch of the same store, there is always a bargain sale going on of collections leftover from the season just ended.
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8) Khalifa Shoes
Khalifa Shoes was established in 1954 by Mr.Meir Khalifa. It has a great deal of experience in making beautiful, high-quality shoes. Mr Khalifa counts both locals and tourists among his customers.
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