Caesarea Philippi was a Roman city by Mount Hermon. And since Jesus visited it, it has become an important Christian pilgrimage destination. Note: Philip the Tetrarch, Herod's son, founded...
Category: Religious Sites
According to tradition, the Garden of Gethsemane is the place where Jesus prayed and was arrested the night before his crucifixion. In that olive garden, Jesus also underwent agony in the...
Cenacle comes from Latin and means dining room. And according to Christian Bible, this is where the Last Supper and other significant events took place. Map The Cenacle is situated on Mount...
According to tradition, Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion stands where the Virgin Mary, fell asleep and was taken, body and soul, to heaven. Note: I took the featured image from the roof of a nearby...
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue is a mid-16th-century synagogue in the old city of Safed, named after Ari, founder of Lurianic Kabbalah. Let's begin our visit! Note: in religious circles, ARI is a known...
Abuhav Synagogue is a 16th-century synagogue in the old city of Safed. It was named after Rabbi Yitzhak Abuhav, a Spanish Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist. Let's begin our visit! Map Abuhav...
