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Jerusalem - Via Dolorosa - Shopkeeper

Jerusalem - Via Dolorosa - Shopkeeper


‎Jerusalem. On weekdays as well as festivals and days of religious processions, the shopkeeper selling art objects and souvenirs waits for customers who want to go home with an oriental carpet, icons of Jesus or pictures recalling the places and events of the Via Dolorosa. The picturesque markets of the Old City developed back in Crusader times, to supply the pilgrims’ needs for good cheap food, clothing, local currency and various souvenirs to bring home with them.
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