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PLANNING YOUR PILGRIMAGE |
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Where to Go, What to See? |
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Up to now we have been talking specifically about
making a pilgrimage. Here I am going to broaden the horizon a little, in
order to mention places you could visit during your stay in Israel and
Palestine. As in other countries, everything can be found here.
Below is a short list of places or activities that you can find
here:
(You can stop the
picture with your mouse and then let it go)
I. JERUSALEM
AND ENVIRONS A. Religious
sites:The
Holy
Sepulchre Gethsemane Mount
of Olives Via
Dolorosa The
Cenacle Dormition Abbey
The Church of St.
Anne The Church of St. Peter in
Gallicantu The Temple
Mount Bethlehem (The Basilica of the
Nativity) Ein
Kerem Emmaus (Abu Ghosh),
etc...
B. Historical
Sites:C.
Tourist Sites: Israel
Museum Ein Gedi Dead
Sea
II. NORTH
OF ISRAEL
AND
THE
MEDITERRANEAN
COAST
A. Religious sites:
(the
most popular) Jaffa: where St. Peter
brought Tabitha back to life. Cesarea
Maritima: where St. Peter baptized the first pagan,
Cornelius. Haifa, in particular Mount
Carmel. Nazareth: the Basilica of the
Annunciation, the Fountain of Mary, and the
Synagogue. Cana of Galilee: where Jesus turned
water into wine, made manifest His Glory, and started his public
ministry. Mount Tabor: the place of the
Transfiguration. Mount of the
Beatitudes. Capernaum: the house of St. Peter
and the town where Jesus lived. Tabgha: the
sanctuaries of the Primacy of Peter, and of the multiplication
of the fish and the loaves. Magdala: ruins of the
ancient city and home-town of Mary
Magdalene. Caesarea Philippi (Banyas): where St.
Peter confessed the divinity of Jesus
Christ. The Jordan River: commemorating the baptism of Jesus.
B. Historical Sites C.
Tourist Sites:
III. OTHER
AREAS IN THE
HOLY LAND OR
NEIGHBORING
COUNTRIES
A. Religious sites:Sinai
(Egypt) Mount Nebo
(Jordan)
B.
Historical Sites:Petra
(Jordan) Jerash
(Jordan)
C. Tourist sites.Eilat
and the Red Sea (maritime
aquarium) Health Spas of the Dead Sea. |
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| Gethsemane - Grotto of the Betrayal |
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Mount of Olives Church of Dominus Flevit |
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| Via Dolorosa - Third Station |
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| The Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu |
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| The Temple Mount (general view) |
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| Bethlehem: Basilica of the Nativity |
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| Capernaum: House of Peter |
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| Tabgha Mosaics: the bread and fishes, and birds and plants of the region |
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| Magdala: ruins of the ancient city |
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| Caesarea Philippi - Banyas |
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| Golan Heights and Mount Hermon |
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| The sea grottos of Rosh Ha-Nikra |
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Mount Nebo (Pope John Paul II's visit in 2000) |
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| Health Spas of the Dead Sea |
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