The Sea of Galilee is Israel's largest freshwater lake
It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world after the Dead Sea
The Galilee is not a city but a large area in the Northern part of Israel and home to the Sea of Galilee
Safed is one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Tiberias and Hebron
With quaint cobblestone streets, it has also gained a reputation as an artist colony.
There is a legend that Safed was founded by a son of Noah after the great flood
Safed is a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism
On 13 July 2006, Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah from Southern Lebanon hit Safed
Safed locals
The Church of the Primacy is a modest Franciscan chapel that incorporates part of a 4th-century church
It commemorates Jesus' reinstatement of Peter after a fish breakfast on the shore
It is located at Tabgha on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee
The Franciscan chapel is small and made of grey stone, with a modest tower in one corner
On the Sea of Galilee
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes (also known as the Church of the Multiplication)
Capernaum was a settlement on the Sea of Galilee.
Church built over the house of Saint Peter
The site is a ruin today, but was inhabited from 150 BC to about AD 750
The town is mentioned in the New Testament: in the Gospel of Luke
It was reported to have been the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John
In Matthew 4:13 the town was reported to have been the home of Jesus himself
Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum on the sabbath days
The Mount of Beatitudes is the hill in northern Israel where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount
Roman Catholic Chapel at the Mount of Beatitudes
The Sermon on the Mount may well be the most well known sermon of all time
From the Mount of Beatitudes looking at the Sea of Galilee
The chapel at the site of the Mount of Beatitudes
Michael makes some Israeli friends
Beautiful day at the Sea of Galilee
On the way to Tiberias
Tiberias is known for its healing mineral waters
Michael at one of the famous spas in Tiberias
Two From Blue
Michael meets a friendly Russian Jew at the spa
Tiberias is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
Today, Tiberias is Israel's most popular holiday resort in the northern half of the country
The rich Galilee Valley
The Sea of Galilee is Israel's largest freshwater lake
It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world after the Dead Sea
The Galilee is not a city but a large area in the Northern part of Israel and home to the Sea of Galilee
Safed is one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Tiberias and Hebron
With quaint cobblestone streets, it has also gained a reputation as an artist colony.
There is a legend that Safed was founded by a son of Noah after the great flood
Safed is a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism
On 13 July 2006, Katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah from Southern Lebanon hit Safed
Safed locals
The Church of the Primacy is a modest Franciscan chapel that incorporates part of a 4th-century church
It commemorates Jesus' reinstatement of Peter after a fish breakfast on the shore
It is located at Tabgha on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee
The Franciscan chapel is small and made of grey stone, with a modest tower in one corner
On the Sea of Galilee
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes (also known as the Church of the Multiplication)
Capernaum was a settlement on the Sea of Galilee.
Church built over the house of Saint Peter
The site is a ruin today, but was inhabited from 150 BC to about AD 750
The town is mentioned in the New Testament: in the Gospel of Luke
It was reported to have been the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John
In Matthew 4:13 the town was reported to have been the home of Jesus himself
Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum on the sabbath days
The Mount of Beatitudes is the hill in northern Israel where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount
Roman Catholic Chapel at the Mount of Beatitudes
The Sermon on the Mount may well be the most well known sermon of all time
From the Mount of Beatitudes looking at the Sea of Galilee
The chapel at the site of the Mount of Beatitudes
Michael makes some Israeli friends
Beautiful day at the Sea of Galilee
On the way to Tiberias
Tiberias is known for its healing mineral waters
Michael at one of the famous spas in Tiberias
Two From Blue
Michael meets a friendly Russian Jew at the spa
Tiberias is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
Today, Tiberias is Israel's most popular holiday resort in the northern half of the country
The rich Galilee Valley
