Depart to Megiddo, famous Armageddon from the Book of Revelation 16, according to the Bible the site of the battle during the end times. Extensive excavations have unearthed 26 levels of ruins, revealing evidence of different civilizations of thousands of years. Then visit Beit Shearim, the Necropolis of the Talmudic period. Here we see the ancient catacombs discovered here by a Jewish settler Alexander Zaid when digging the foundations of his home. After the destruction of the Second Temple -the Sanhedrin moved its headquarters here. People from all over the Galilee were buried here, especially after Jews were barred from burial on Mt of. Olives in Jerusalem in135CE. Thereafter arrive at Zippori, the biblical capital of the Galilee with its beautiful mosaic floors. It was known in Ancient times as the adminastrative and intellectual capital of the Galilee. Excavations revealed it as the regional capital during Roman rule. A hilltop church and watchtower from the 6th CE in memory of Anne & Joachim the parents of Mary, mother of Jesus, can be seen.
Sites During the Tour