Palestine is a travel destination in Western Asia. Its capital is Ramallah. May and October are its two best months to visit, ranked on 1991–2020 climate averages.
Top places to visit in Palestine
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem (landmark) — UNESCO World Heritage site — one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) (landmark) — Oldest continuously inhabited city on Earth (10,000 BC) — archaeological mound near the Dead Sea; Mount of Temptation cable car overhead.
Nablus Old City (city) — Ancient Canaanite city — bustling Ottoman souk, soap factories producing famous Nabulsi olive-oil soap, and the Samaritan population on Mount Gerizim.
Ramallah (city) — De facto capital of Palestine — cafés, galleries, Yasser Arafat's mausoleum (Mukataa), Al-Bireh archaeological museum, and vibrant cultural scene.
Hebron Old City (landmark) — UNESCO World Heritage site — the vast Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of Machpelah, colourful covered market, and Ottoman stone architecture at its densest.
Wadi Qelt (St George Monastery) (landmark) — Byzantine cliff monastery (6th century) clinging to a canyon above a perennial desert stream — one of the world's most dramatically sited monasteries.
Battir Terraces (natural) — UNESCO World Heritage site — 4,000-year-old irrigated stone-terraced hillsides still farmed organically; an ancient landscape on the edge of Bethlehem.
Sebastia (Ancient Samaria) (landmark) — Archaeological site of the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel — columns of Herod's forum, Byzantine church, Crusader cathedral ruins.
Sea of Galilee (Palestinian shore) (natural) — The Jordan River enters the Dead Sea past Palestinian farmland — biblical landscape of olive groves, pilgrimage chapels, and reflective lake horizons.
Tell Balata (Ancient Shechem) (landmark) — Archaeological park at Nablus — Bronze Age city gate and temples of one of the most important Canaanite cities; Jacob's Well is adjacent.