| Israel - northern parts Galilee lsrael's Galilee, in the northern part of the country, is divided into a number of sections: Tiberias - center of the region's tourism and an ideal spot for relaxation and water sports fun. Around the Sea of Galilee - | ||
| Haifa Tiberias Karmiel Naharia Afula | | |
| 55 kilometers in circumference, with places of interest like:
Tabgha (site of the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Fish &
Loaves); Capernaum (site of Simon Peter's house and the ruins of
a 1500-year-old synagogue); Mount of the Beatitudes (where
Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount); . The Great Valleys of
the Galilee (the Jordan and Jezreel Valleys) - site of Nazareth (the
boyhood home of Jesus) and the Beit Shean Antiquities. Safed -
center of 16th-century Jewish mysticism and present site of a
modern Artists' Quarter. The Upper Galilee - characterized by
breathtaking landscapes replete with woodland, mountains and
streams. |