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From the centrist candidate emmanuel macrons Campaign Team in the run up to sundays president ial election. Three men appear in court charged with the murder of businessman, guy hedger, who was shot dead at his home near ringwood in dorset. Now on bbc news its time for the travel show. Coming up this week on the travel show. Rajan is in jerusalem, the worlds holiest city. This is, for christianity, the most important place in the world. Quite an incredible experience to be here. We touch down in saint martin for a spot ofjet blasting, and check out a Music Festival aiming to entice a younger crowd the caribbean island. And taking the perfect snap . We head to the Lake District to capture one of the uks most photographed landscapes. I want people to see my pictures and think, wow, thats inspiring. But its something they can see with their own eyes. Jerusalem is one of the world capitals of religious tourism. And easter and passover make for its busiest weeks. And a particular hotspot is the church of the holy sepulchre, where some believejesus is buried. Rajan got rare access to the newly renovated tomb. Rajan they calljerusalem the worlds holiest city. Its also one of the most conflicted. Politics aside, the fact is, jerusalem has monuments that are sacred to three of the worlds biggest religions. Like the western wall for those of the jewish faith. For muslims, there is the distinctive Dome Of The Rock shrine. Then deep in the heart of the old city, through the damascus gate, is christendoms most important church. Tucked away on the edge of the muslim and christian quarters, right in the marketplace, is the church of the holy sepulchre. Not easy to find. But its somewhere around here. And look. Tiny little sign. Holy sepulchre. And i can hear something happening. Singing now, whats unusual about this church is that its actually shared by six different christian denominations. To be precise roman catholics, greek orthodox, armenian orthodox, syrians, coptics and ethiopians. This ceremony ive chanced upon is led by the armenian church. They come from all over the world. Three and a half Million People a year, they reckon, to visit the church of the holy sepulchre. Its a pilgrimage that evokes a response like no other. For us, its no more, no less than the holiest place on earth. Thats wherejesus died, where he was crucified, where he was risen three days afterwards. So for us that is, i mean, the history of humanity, that is what makes that there is before and after christ. It simply changed the history of humanity. 2,000 years ago, this was an empty plot of land outside the old city walls. Now look at it. They may all agree the Resurrection Of Christ took place here, but the truth is that the six different denominations havent always been ideal housemates in this church. Sometimes we didnt agree. There have been fights inside the holy sepulchre, thats for sure. Physicalfights . Even physicalfights. This may be christianitys most important church, but the guy whos got the key is muslim. Adeeb, hi. This is the key to this church . This is the holy key of the holy church. How come you have it and yourfamily have it . They gave our family to be the custodian of the holy sepulchre church, and its going from father to son. The church had previously been destroyed in the early part of the 11th century by the then ruling caliph. And entrusting it to a muslim family sounded like the safest bet to insure it against future attacks. Every morning at liam, adeeb opens the door, then has to return to lock it in the evening. Hes not paid for this duty. Im proud about thisjob, and we are here Injerusalem Muslims and christians, we are living together. We are brothers here. Disaster has struck twice over the centuries, with a fire and an earthquake causing extensive damage. And throughout, arguments became very fierce and protracted between the different denominations, as to how and who was going to fix the thing. They could not reach any consensus, any agreement, so in order not to talk, waiting for the restoration of the holy sepulchre, they decided it would remain as it is and let us start the restoration of the rest of the compound. Because of all the infighting, it took a long time for all the parties to agree on a Restoration Plan for the ageing church. And even after that, its taken 60 years to renovate the shrine. We were lucky enough to be granted a truly rare privilege to go and film inside the newly renovated burial chamber, called the edicule. This is where christians believe jesus body was laid to rest after he died on the cross. This is for christianity the most important place in the world. Just this little square of two or three metres. Exactly at the heart of it all. Quite an incredible experience to be here. Billions of christians think of this place as the Spiritual Centre of their universe. The extensive Restoration Work took nine months, working on the small structure above the tomb. There are two marble slabs over the sepulchre, one exactly covering the bench carved from Rock Thatjesus is said to be laid on. Archaeological proofs are quite consistent to say thatjesus was crucified inside this building. And laid into the tomb, which is inside also. Afterwards, what happened three days afterwards, it belongs to the faith, as we believe he was risen. Jesus of nazareth, that he was crucified and laid in the tomb, there is many, many proofs, Historical Proofs that are showing that. The one side is the conflict, but the other side is the effort to run this place and to be together. And i think thats somehow a miracle. And thats a thought echoed by the many other millions of pilgrims who come here each year, delighted that restoration has finally been achieved and cohabitation of all churches continues. Stay with us because still to come on the travel show, were in the Lake District to capture one of the uks most photographed landscapes. I like to soak up these landscapes, you know. I like to take in the atmosphere. There is a real sense of wilderness that appeals to me in these places. And we head to the french caribbean for a Music Festival aiming to help diversify saint martin. During the winter, everybodys from, like, up north, and its cold and they need a place to go. Where its hot. And you cannot beat the island vibe. Chances are if i say festival youll think of glastonbury in the uk or coachella in the us. Now a Sleepy Caribbean Nation has decided to get in on the act in a bid to attract more young people. But does it have what it takes to draw a party crowd . We sent Greg Mckenzie to find out. St maarten, or saint martin, depending on which part of the island you are on, is the smallest island in the world. To be partitioned between two different nations a french side and a dutch side. Technically, its two different countries, and attracts more than 2 million visitors every year. Its airport, princess juliana international, is truly unique, because on one side you have a public beach, on the other there is a huge mountain range. Pilots say its one of the scariest landings in the world, and its easy to see why. Just ahead their is the a340 that has flown in from paris. The people on there have been on board for about eight hours and 30 minutes. The landing just behind us, the Runway Length is about 7,000 feet. Traditionally, aircraft of that size need about 8000 feet to land safely. So there is only a tiny margin of error, if any. Its the second Busiest Airport in the caribbean. And exciting as it is to watch landings from the beach, its even more thrilling to see aircraft take off. This is what they calljet blasting. In a minute, were going to all get pushed back. Its already started whoo jet blasting is when you stand as close as you can get to an aeroplane taking off, and there are not many places in the world where you would be able to get this close. It became an attraction just on its own. Rolando brison is the director of tourism. He is tasked with making sure visitors have fun and dont injure themselves. In 2012, this Jet Blasting Video went viral. It shows a woman being blown off her feet after losing her grip by deliberately standing in the jet blast of a plane taking off here. Fortunately, she didnt suffer any life changing injuries. But it did prompt authorities to act by erecting more fences to increase the distance between people and jets. We had to take whatever measures we could, and fencing did create at least a little more separation that was necessary, another ten feet of space to try to prevent people getting too close. The security aspect, patrolling during the busy times, to make sure there are not too many people, that we can keep it under control. The fencing is an important part there is an International Standard for it as well. How far should an aircraft be from on the road . So that fence is there to make sure we abide by those International Standards. But its next to impossible to police this beach 2a hours a day, and its an activity that still draws hundreds of visitors daily. Were you worried it might be dangerous . Depending how hard they rev the engines, but the first one wasnt bad. The third one, that was crazy. Crazy, crazy. And despite jet blasting being seen as a young but risky sport, the island is trying to appeal to a younger crowd. Because the majority of those coming are in their 50s and 60s. St martin is traditionally known as a musical island. Youll find all sorts here from reggae music to samba to calypso. But a new Music Festival is aiming to bring something uniquely different to the island. Now in its second year, the Sxm Festival Aptly named after the countrys airport code is hoping to bring a new kind of visitor. Millennials for a five day Electronic Music extravaganza. With more than 100 top name djs. A lot of the basic routes of what is modern dance culture started in the caribbean it started with Sound System Culture Injamaica and all of these other places. You know, the guys who bring the massive systems out. They were experimenting with sound. They started experimenting with dubs. This is where remixes came from. So, there is a long history and tradition to kind of Electronic Music and experimentation in the caribbean. But some locals didnt want an electronic Music Festival on their shores. They wanted this little known island to be the Best Kept Secret and remain exclusive. Not everyone was happy, of course, but i think its because of the style of music. That type of music in general scares people, because people look different, they dress different. So last year thats how it kind of felt. But, i think everyone, all the businesses, realise the importance of having such an event. The festival takes place every march and attracts about 4,000 people. It is the brainchild ofjulian prince, a lifelong dj and music promoterfrom canada, who wanted to create something unique away from the club scene in places like ibiza. Ibiza is like the motherland, its everything. They built this culture. So its not like were trying to compete. Its just, honestly, i thought that for the longest time ever nothing was really happening in north america. I just felt like we should have Something Like that during the winter. Everybodys from, like, up north, and its called them and they need a place to go. Where its hot and, like, you cannot beat the island vibe. And despite this event, still in its infancy, the future looks bright, as organisers are already

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