Church of the Nativity

The biggest tourist attraction in Bethlehem is of course the church of the Nativity. The crowd proved that. It was an hour wait but we did get in.

The grotto is the oldest place of worship in Christendom and the church is the oldest major church in the Holy Land, having been built in 330 and repaired and rebuilt by Justinian around 550.

The grotto has a rock on which Mary lay and this is marked wirh a 14 point silver star.Read more