Holy Cross

Holy Cross: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Holy Cross

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Holy Cross — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.51715, 36.31856. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Holy Cross

• Saint Anania's House · church · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Aqsab Mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint George · church · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kathedrale St. Paul (Damaskus) · church · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sayyidah Ruqayya Shrine · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Museum Of Calligraphy - Al Madrasa Aldjaqmaqiya · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Omayyad Mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• الجامع الأموي · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Saladin · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Saladin · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Minaret of the Bride · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• A'zm Palace · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Al-Tawba mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Minaret of Qaitbay · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jupiter Temple · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Damascus · fort · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• جامع مصطفى لالا باشا · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Iman Mosque · dargah · Damascus Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Holy Cross

Other churches near Holy Cross

• Saint Anania's House · church · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint George · church · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Kathedrale St. Paul (Damaskus) · church · Damascus Governorate · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saints Sergios and Bacchos Monastery · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Convent of Saint Thecla · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Anjar · church · Beqaa Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saydet El Talle · church · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~91 km · Must-see
• Dayr Mar Musa · church · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~93 km · Must-see
• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~101 km · Must-see
• St Jirjiss Hadath · church · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~101 km · Must-see

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