Top Things to do in Galilee
The 6 Best National Parks in Galilee, Northern District
Discover the best top things to do in Galilee, Israel including Susita (Hippos) Nature Reserve and National Park, Tel Hazor National Park, Korazim National Park, Hamat Tiberias National Park, Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park, Galilee Park.
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1. Susita (Hippos) Nature Reserve and National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By 682ofrab
It was not too difficult to walk the path up to Susita Hippos Mountain. but what an amazing surprise when you enter that ancient Roman Holy City overlooking the sea of galilee. Walking in these Roman Streets you feel as if you are walking back in time. the beautiful Roman houses and streets are made of naturla big stones. There are several Altars and temples for rituals and prayers all made of big marbel pillars with beautiful Roman carvings and art of the time. Lately the archiologist of susita Dr. Michael Eizenberg has discovered a grand Roman Theater there which makes this city of Susita a very important place. I feel this place is very powerful and special and the view from there is absolutely fantastic : you see the entire sea of galilee from there and part of the Golan Heights too. don't miss it.
2. Tel Hazor National Park
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4.5 based on 67 reviews
Tel Hatsor is identified with the biblical Hatsor – perhaps the greatest of the cities of the land of Israel in the Late Canaanite period
Reviewed By F5102ELbarbarar - Erie, United States
Tel Hazor is located in the Hula Valley, at the foot of the Galilee mountains. It is situated along the ancient road and linked the land of Israel thru Lebanon's Beka'a Valley to Babylon. Natural conditions led it to become the greatest city in the land of Israel of the Canaanite period. Hazor, consists of an upper city and a lower city. At one time, the city's population was about 15,000. An Irish scholar first identified biblical Hazor in 1875. There is a walking path, picnic tables, a lookout, toilets and parking there. Very interesting to visit.
3. Korazim National Park
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By F5102ELbarbarar - Erie, United States
Worth seeing! Here, there are remains of a Jewish town mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud. The earliest occupation of Korazim was in the first or second century CE The first excavations were in the early 1900's. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority built a promanade path and installed explanatory signs
4. Hamat Tiberias National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 64 reviews
The Tiberias Hot Springs National Park displays one of the most spectacular mosaics of ancient synagogues in Israel. On the site, where the Hot Springs of Tiberias flow, there is also a beautifully preserved 18th century structure of a Turkish Hamam.
Reviewed By denkamel - Melbourne, Australia
In the middle of winter on a cold and sometimes wet day, this proved to be a gem. A national park in Tiberias opposite the Kinneret with the remains of an old synagogue from Roman times, and small hot springs pools ranging from 30 to 40 degrees Celsius to dip into... just bring your own towels. The park thoughtfully brought lemongrass tea they had made to all the bathers, which was a real delight. Our visit here made a memorable day out of a dreary winter day.
5. Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 529 reviews
National park and remains of a fishing village from the time of the Second Temple, on a site that was the focus of Jesus’ Galilee ministry.
Reviewed By GreenThumb331 - San Fernando, Philippines
The town of Capernaum is cited in all four gospels to have been the hometown of the tax collector Matthew. Nearby is Bethsaida, the hometown of the apostles Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John. It is very likely that Jesus stayed in the house of one of his followers here. He certainly spent time teaching and healing there. One Sabbath, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum and healed a man who was possessed by an unclean spirit. This is also the place where Jesus healed the servant of a Roman centurion who had asked for his help. Capernaum is also the location of the healing of the paralytic lowered by friends through the roof to reach Jesus. According to the Gospels, Jesus selected this town as the center of his public ministry in Galilee after he left Nazareth. He also formally cursed Capernaum, because of their lack of faith in him as the Messiah. The ruins of Peter’s house and the synagogue are located in this national park. The ruins lay undiscovered until 1838, when a visiting scholar gave this description: “The whole place is desolate and mournful”. Today an ultra-modern Catholic church, perched on eight sturdy pillars, hovers protectively over an excavation site. It is believed to have been the site of Peter’s house, where Jesus would have lodged. Near the church, a partly reconstructed synagogue is believed to have been built on the foundations of the synagogue in which Jesus taught. Erected in the 4th or 5th centuries, this impressive structure with ornately carved decorations is the largest synagogue discovered in Israel. This was an unexpected surreal experience to be able to retrace the steps where Jesus walked.
6. Galilee Park
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