Saint Simon Monastery

Saint Simon Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Saint Simon Monastery

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

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

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Saint Simon Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.76122, 35.20604. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saint Simon Monastery

• Valley of the Cross · park · Jerusalem District · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jason's Tomb · fort · Jerusalem District · ~2 km · Must-see
• Great Synagogue · attraction · Jerusalem District · ~2 km · Must-see
• Knesset Menorah · fort · Jerusalem District · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ketef Hinnom · fort · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wohl Rose Park · park · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sacher Park · park · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Har El · viewpoint · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Independence Park · park · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mamilla Pool · fort · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mamilla Cemetery · dargah · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ades Synagogue · attraction · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) · viewpoint · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• David's Tomb · fort · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Oskar Schindler · attraction · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tower of David · fort · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see
• National Memorial Hall · fort · Jerusalem District · ~3 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saint Simon Monastery

Other churches near Saint Simon Monastery

• Saint Saviours Church · church · Jerusalem District · ~4 km · Must-see
• Jerusalem Walls National Park · church · Jerusalem District · ~4 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church · church · Jerusalem District · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea Church · church · Center District · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moses Memorial Church · church · Madaba · ~61 km · Must-see
• Emanuel church · church · Tel-Aviv District · ~66 km · Must-see
• St. Nicolas Church · church · Tel-Aviv District · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Church Museum · church · Madaba · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint George Church · church · Madaba · ~70 km · Must-see
• Church of Apostoles · church · Madaba · ~70 km · Must-see

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