Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth, next to our hotel.
|
The village of Nazareth.
|
Another view of Nazareth.
|
Greek Orthodox church at Cana wedding site.
|
Same church at Cana.
|
Reproduction and translation of inscription in floor of Catholic site where Cana wedding took place, confirming its authenticity. Kafr Kanna is the modern name of Cana.
|
Ruins of a house at Cana site.
|
More ruins.
|
Chapel at Cana site.
|
Ruins of a Jewish settlement in the Roman city of Sepphoris.
|
More ruins of Sepphoris.
|
Here you see the ruins of a ritual bath used by the Jews of Sepphoris.
|
A crusader fortress at Sepphoris.
|
Toliet in mansion at Sepphoris. Hole is circle at back; you can see a channel coming away from it.
|
Closeup of toilet.
|
Mosaic in mansion. This one portrays Dionysus, and was used for drinking games.
|
The “Mona Lisa” of Galilee famous mosaic (again in Sepphoris).
|
Roman street in Sepphoris. Note how bricks are laid at a diagonal so that wheels don't get stuck in crevasses. Street was bowed so that water flowed to sides.
|
Roman sidewalk in Sepphoris.
|
Mosaic of centaur, the “Helpful God”, in Sepphoris.
|
Mosaic depicting cycle of life of the Nile (Sepphoris).
|
Inside the Basilica of the Annunciation, looking toward grotto.
|
Side view of inside the basilica.
|
The grotto of the Annunciation inside the basilica. Note: I doubt we can be confident the Annunication occurred here, but it's as good a place as any in Nazareth to represent it.
|