Galilee Region

Welcome to the breathtaking and historically profound region of the Galilee, located in the northern sector of modern Israel. You are standing on the shores of one of the most famous and meticulously scrutinized bodies of water…

Welcome to Kfar Nahum, universally known as Capernaum, a site that serves as the very epicenter of the Galilean historical narrative. As we step through the entrance gates, you are immediately confronted by the stark, volcanic…

As we navigate from the basalt ruins of the common village, our attention is inevitably drawn upward to a striking modern architectural intervention that hovers over the archaeological site. This structure, often playfully…

A short distance from the glass-floored memorial of Peter’s house stands the most visually arresting structure in Capernaum: the Great White Synagogue. The visual contrast here is immediately striking and profoundly symbolic. …

As we exit the towering white columns of the synagogue, we step into a shaded courtyard area that functions as an open-air lapidarium, a museum of stone artifacts recovered during decades of meticulous Franciscan excavations.…

Leaving the shaded lapidarium behind, we now follow the gently sloping path downward, moving away from the ruins of the village and toward the natural boundary that defined the existence of every resident in Capernaum: the…

Continuing our journey westward along the northern shoreline, away from the immediate ruins of Capernaum and toward the area of Tabgha, we arrive at a naturally formed geographical feature known to locals and historians as…

A short walk further west along the shoreline brings us to the lush, heavily shaded district of Tabgha. The name itself is an Arabic corruption of the ancient Greek word Heptapegon, which translates to the Place of the Seven…

We conclude our detailed walking tour by moving just a few dozen yards from the Church of the Multiplication, directly down to the rocky edge of the Sea of Galilee, to arrive at the Church of the Primacy of Peter. Unlike the…

As our comprehensive journey along the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee draws to a close, it is essential to pause and reflect on the profound historical and spiritual weight of the landscape we have traversed. We have…