(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Readers of Travel & Leisure Magazine ranked Jerusalem as the 10th best city in the world for 2015, according to a list published by the magazine last week. “Christians, Jews, and Muslims converge to worship in this 4,000-year-old holy city, and their respective churches, synagogues, and mosques surround the historic Old City,” the magazine said.

“Jerusalem, like every other city on our list, also has a stake in the contemporary and the secular. Luxury apartment buildings now erupt like stalagmites from the Judean Desert, and high-end restaurants, such as King’s Court at the restored Waldorf Astoria, are bringing a new upmarket appeal to this arid oasis.”

Kyoto was ranked as the best city in the world by the travel magazine, followed by Charleston, Siem Reap, Florence, Rome, Bangkok, Krakow, Barcelona, and Cape Town. Tel Aviv was ranked third in the Africa & Middle East category.