You can explore the rich history (Caesarea Philippi, Temple of Pan) and amazing nature (Banias waterfall) of Banias via four trails. Map Banias Nature Reserve is located in Golan Heights. It has two entrances, and on the following map, I marked them. Note: the following links will lead you to the spring entrance. You can…
Tzipori National Park presents remains of the ancient city of Sepphoris, including beautiful mosaics and an ancient water system. Map Tzipori National Park is located in Lower Galilee, not far from Nazareth. And here is a photo from the official brochure of the map of this national park: Note: you can click on the map…
Korazim National Park presents an ancient town with a beautiful synagogue several kilometers north of the Sea of Galilee. Map Chorazin was an ancient town in Galilee, four kilometers from Capernaum, on a hillside about 300 meters above the water level of the Sea of Galilee. Here you can see it at the top of…
Trastevere District We started our fifth day in Rome with a walk in Trastevere district. Trastevere is the 13th district of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes from the Latin trans-Tiberim, meaning literally “beyond the Tiber”. Parts of Trastevere is located on a hill and you…
National Roman Museum The fourth day started with National Roman Museum. Since it’s located close to the Termini station we took the underground. At this point, I have to warn you. You can hear from many people complaining that there are many pickpockets in Rome. I’ve also read that in recent years they increased police presence in touristic spots…
Saint Peter’s Basilica On the third day we returned to the Vatican, but this time we visited Saint Peter’s Basilica. This photo was made from the end of the queue. As you can see, by 8:30 am the queue runs along half of the square, and by 9 am the queue will run around the…