They both look like they could be sets from the Spielberg movies. St George’s Monastery juts out of the side of an eye-catching cliff in the 21-mile-long Wadi Qelt gorge, roughly a 35-minute drive from Jerusalem in the direction of Jericho. Today, it's open to visitors, who have a number of options for reaching the site from Jerusalem. Visitors who want a challenge can follow a three-hour hiking route through the Wadi Qelt valley. A modern cable car transports visitors to the entrance of the monastery on the Mount of Temptation

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2020 14:39 UTC