We start in Bethlehem, in the Church of the Nativity – under the presbytery there is the Nativity Cave, the focal point of the church. Seen columns are of polished pink sandstone and they are preserved from the original 4th Century basilica. On them the crusade paintings of saints and Our Lady with baby Jesus cannot be seen very well
Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity – silver star on the floor in the Nativity Cave marks the spot, where reputedly Jesus was born
From Bethlehem now we can move to Rome, to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore – of Our Lady of the Snows. We can admire this holy place and we can descend a few steps leading to the Crypt of the Nativity under the Papal Altar. In this crystal Reliquary of the Holy Crib the relics of the crib, in which reputedly little Jesus was placed in Bethlehem, can be seen.