Galilee Treasures

Go Galilee! and lead your groups and individual visitors on a journey of discovery of their beliefs and of the traditions that shape our lives
Help them understand the challenges facing a nation both ancient and modern. Give them the opportunity to explore a region rich in religious heritage and historical significance that holds a central position in the imagination of millions of people worldwide.

The Beating Heart of Modern Israel
This beautiful region, reflecting the influx of people from more than 70 countries, is a breathing collage of modern Israeli life. Artists’ colonies lie beside new immigrants’ absorption centers; veteran settlements neighbor new villages, bustling towns, and age-old places of worship. Taste the idealism at the heart of the modern state byspending time in one of the many Kibbutzim that dot the hills, and understand the challenges that confront this vibrant nation.

A Whirlwind Tour to take Your Breath Away
Deep spirituality lies at the heart of the Galilee, which is replete with pilgrimage sites including the Christian Triangle of the Mount of the Beatitudes, Tabgha and Capernaum, the gathering place of the first pupils of Jesus and home to his Galilean Ministry.
Wooden boats ply the waters of the Sea of Galilee while their sister craft of today offer a tranquil pace to take in the wonders of faith and history. Visitors can pay homage to Peter, Andrew and Phillip in Bethsaida, or marvel at Nazareth’s beautiful cathedrals and its breathtaking views of the rolling Galilean hills around Mt. Tabor.

The Stage of Biblical Drama
The Galilee was not only home to four of the 12 tribes of Israel, as well as many of its prophets, judges and kings, but has been witness to many of Jesus’ miracles, from feeding the 5,000 with loaves and fish, to the glorious transfiguration. Stand atop Mount Gilboa, and imagine the scene before you as King Saul and Jonathan fight their last mighty battle against the Philistines.

Weave the visitors into the Colorful Narratives of History
Feel the defiance and tragedy of the Jews at the ancient city of Gamla, where 7,000 men, women and children preferred suicide to capture and enslavement by the Romans. Acre on the Meditterranean shore, where the knights of the crusades first landed, to the Horns of Hittim, site of their last battle against Saladin.
Inquiring minds will certainly find time for the mystical town of Safed. The town’s seven ancient synagogues tell the story of people who by studying Kabalah – the Jewish mystique, ardently studied today by students and scientists alike - achieved an elevated state of mind.

Blue Lake, Green Forest and Two Annual Bird Migrations - Nature’s Crowning Glory
500 Million (!) Singing birds, water fowl and birds of prey pass over Galilee every spring and autumn, to the delight of spectators and bird watchers from the world over.
Between Mt. Hermon’s ski slopes and the Sea of Galilee, visitors can ski downhill and water-ski on the same day. Rental bicycles are available for group- and family pilgrimages in the cradle of Christianity, around the Sea of Galilee; mountain bike excursions and horseback sightseeing are nowadays' way to absorb the beauty of the Land of the Bible. Many hikers walk the canyons, along brooks and waterfalls over well-marked mountain trails.

The call to Go Galilee! echoes down the ages from books in every library, from every brook and cascade, from the very stones that the feet of Galilee fishermen walked on 2000 years ago, to today's visitors whose roots lie deep in the rich soil of this mystical land.