Hiking routes in the Sea of Galilee area

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Khirbat al-Minya

This is an archeological site located in the Ginosar Valley the northwest of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee).

In it are a bath from the Byzantine period, an Umayyad palace and a khan built in a later period.

Arbel National Park

The Arbel Cliff, which towers magnificently over Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), looks out towards the Golan Heights and Mt. Hermon, and is located at the heart of the Arbel Nature Reserve.

Inside the park and reserve area are the Nitai and Savyon mountains, the Horns of Hittin and the Arbel Plateau, as well as an ancient settlement with the remains of a synagogue.

The reserve also offers hiking trails leading to a fortress with naturally formed caves.

Korazim National Park

A national park with a unique synagogue and Jewish village from the time of the Mishnah and Talmud, the park attracts thousands of visitors and Christian pilgrims who revel in the biblical landscapes and the magnificent view of the Sea of Galilee.

Kinneret Courtyard

Founded in 1908 by Dr. Arthur Ruppin, the director of the Palestine Office of the Zionist Organization.

Kinneret Courtyard was established to train the people of pre-State Israel to do farming work, and is still considered an important waystation in the history of Israel’s settlement.

Photo by Zeev Shtein, PikiWiki website.

Hamat Tiberias National Park

A national park with 17 hot springs that flow at a temperature of 60°C (140° F), in addition to Hamam Suleiman – a Turkish hamam built in 1780, and the remains of a mosaic floor of a synagogue built in 230 CE.

Photo by Ariel Manor, PikiWiki website.