| This is view at the western part of the town (when walking from village Gilo). The Basilica of Nativity is situated at the south-east. | |
| This is the interior part of the Basilica of Nativity, which belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church. |  © Palphot |
| From outside it looks like a fortress either! |  © Palphot |
| This the Star of Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus. It symbolizes the star that showed the way to the three Magi. |  © Palphot |
| Next to the Basilica of Nativity is St. Catherine's Church. Here Rome celebrates Christmas with festive messes. One grotto of the Church is called the Grotto of Innocents, in memory of the infants killed by King Herod. Also there is St. Jerome's Grotto, where Bible was first translated into Latin by St. Jerome. |  |
| Inside St. Catherine's Church. |  © Palphot |