Ramallah Travel Guide

 mafi_moya Says:  To get to Ramallah from Israel most people go through the Qalandia checkpoint, a barren area of barbed wire and watch towers - with absolute hectic chaos on each side as taxis, buses and shoppers grind to a standstill. Getting in to the West Bank is no problem - just walk... 

 mafi_moya Says:  Not so much a "must-see" as a "can't avoid seeing". When he was alive Arafat's face popped up on posters, billboards and walls all over town. Since he died his presence has grown even further. This huge billboard stretches right across one of the main streets. 

 mafi_moya Says:  Ramallah, like most of Palestine, is a very political place and it seems nearly every wall is covered in political slogans, posters and graffiti. Most are calls to free prisoners and commemorate people killed in the Intifada 

 mafi_moya Says:  This mosque in the city centre is, I think, the largest in Ramallah and is often covered in political posters. It's quite an attractive building, which is fairly rare in this town! 

 mafi_moya Says:  The lion statues are one of Ramallah's best known landmarks. Sitting under the towering metal tent-like structure right in the roundabout that marks Ramallah's centre, they are a common meeting place, a great way to find your bearings, and an ideal place to meet some of the... 

 mafi_moya Says:  If you're coming from Israel then this is where the markets get that bit more Arabic and Middle Eastern - you know, hectic, exotic, loud and colourful. The whole of Ramallah city centre is full of stalls and shops selling... well, pretty much everything! 

 travellingdan Says:  At one of the edges of al Manarah Square you will find an Ice stand with the best Fruit-Ice-Shake in the Mideast! Especially when it's hot you have a refreshment at hand that is not only sweet and tasty but also very healthy by the fresh fruit that is added. And it is... 

 mafi_moya Says:  I told you Ramallah is the Paris of the West Bank, and here there's even the Eiffel Tower! That's where the similarity ends though. This bakery does very nice Arabic sweets - as in the very sticky, ultra calorific pastries such as knafeh - and some decent cakes. They also... 

 mafi_moya Says:  Most people coming to Ramallah do so from Jerusalem. You can get Arab buses and service taxis to Ramallah from the station on Nablus Road near the Damascus Gate. Because you're entering the West Bank, the buses can only take you as far as the border checkpoint at Qalandia.... 

 talmid Says:  When you visit the area 'A' territories (according to the Oslo Accords), i.e. territories under full Palestinian control, you will have to pass through a military checkpoint. Israeli soldiers will request your passport. They will not stamp it, because officially you are not... 

 talmid Says:  Go to the rooftop of the building of Prophet Samuel's tomb and admire the Judea region. For a beautiful panoramic view of most parts of Jerusalem look to the Southeast direction, and to the North you will see Ramallah. 

 fabrice Says:  of course,after the beginning of the intifada,the life of the palestinians has been almost destroyed;I do not want to get involved again in a political discussion,but it seems to me that the intifada has ruined the hopes of the arab population