Ancient Sites & Ruins
This collection spans nearly 3,000 years of history, featuring Jerusalem’s iconic fortifications like the 16th-century Damascus Gate and the 2,700-year-old Tower of David. Explore the desert engineering of the Masada fortress and the Nabataean ruins of Shivta in the Negev. Coastal sites include the Roman amphitheater of Caesarea and the Crusader stronghold of Apollonia. The list also highlights significant religious landmarks, including the biblical City of David, the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee, and the UNESCO-listed Jewish necropolis at Beit She’arim.
A Tower of David
The city's Citadel known as the Tower of David dates more than 2.700 years back.
B Damascus Gate
This gate, considered the most impressive and important gateway to the Old City, was named after the road coming out of it, leading in the…
C Golden Gate
Visit the oldest gate in Jerusalem, built in the 6th/7th century and sealed since the 16th century!
D City Of David
Visit the place where King David established his kingdom, and where the history of this country was written.
E Masada
This place is known as the infamous site of a mass suicide of 960 people who, during First Jewish–Roman War, decided to commit suicide…
F Caesarea Old City
Caesarea () also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, was an ancient and medieval port city on the coast of the…
G Caesarea Amphitheater
Caesarea, also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, was an ancient and medieval port city on the coast of the…
H Tomb of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, also Tomb of the Virgin Mary or the Church of the Assumption, is a Christian church built around an…
I Jerusalem Archaeological Park
Despite the location, this archaeological gem is often overlooked. Get off the beaten path and explore those mind-blowing remains!
J Garden Tomb
Unearthed only in 1867, this location is believed to be the possible site where Jesus Christ was buried after his crucifixion, and where he…
K Pool of Bethesda
The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, in an account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a…
L Jaffa Gate
Ottomans built this gate in the 16th century to mark the end of the road leading from the port city of Jaffa.
M Tel Be'er Sheva
Tel Sheva or Tel Be'er Sheva, also known as Tell es-Seba, is an archaeological site in the Southern District of Israel, believed to be the…
N Lions' Gate
Lions' Gate, also St Stephen's Gate, is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
O Beit She`arim
Beit She'arim Necropolis is an extensive rock-cut necropolis located near the ancient Jewish town of Beit She'arim, 20 km east of Haifa in…
P Capernahum
Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Q Kokhav HaYarden
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders, also Kochav HaYarden and Kawkab al-Hawa, is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a…
R Shivta Ruins
Shivta, originally Sobata or Subeita, is an ancient city in the Negev Desert of Israel located 43 kilometers southwest of Beersheba.
S Tel Arshaf
Apollonia, known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf and in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsur, was an ancient city on the…
T Montfort
Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10…
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