Sea of Galilee and Galilee Region
Day trip from Nazareth to explore the Sea of Galilee and the biblical landscape of the Galilee, visiting Capernaum, the Mount of Beatitudes, Tiberias, and the ancient sites surrounding this sacred lake.
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Sea of Galilee Shore
Arrive at the shore of the Sea of Galilee, the freshwater lake where Jesus conducted much of his ministry according to the Gospels, its calm water surrounded by the green hills of the Galilee in a landscape largely unchanged.
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Capernaum
Visit Capernaum, the lakeside village where Jesus based his Galilean ministry, where the ruins of the ancient synagogue and the house of Peter are preserved beneath a modern church built over archaeological excavations.
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Mount of Beatitudes
Climb the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, the hilltop church and gardens offering extraordinary views over the Sea of Galilee and the surrounding landscape of biblical geography.
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Tiberias Old City
Explore Tiberias, the main city on the Sea of Galilee, founded by Herod Antipas in 20 CE and later one of Judaism four holy cities, where ancient synagogues, thermal springs, and lakeside promenade coexist.
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Tabgha
Visit Tabgha, the traditional site of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fish, where a Byzantine mosaic floor depicting birds and fish is preserved beneath the modern church, one of the finest ancient mosaics in Israel.
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Galilee Boat Museum
See the ancient Galilee Boat at the Yigal Allon Museum, a 2,000-year-old wooden fishing boat preserved in the lake mud and recovered in 1986, the type of vessel used by Jesus and his fishermen disciples.