Tiberias - an ancient city in Galilee, located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee (or the Sea of Galilee), as well as Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed, is one of the four holy cities for Jews. This is a very picturesque place with narrow and winding streets and old houses of black basalt, which give the city a special charm.
Every year tens of thousands of people flock to Tiberias to visit national shrines: the tombs of Rambam, Rabbi Johanan Ben-Zakai and Rabbi Akiva
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How to get here
Egged buses (tel .: 672-92-22) depart every hour to Tel Aviv (42 ILS, 2, 5 hours en route) and every two hours to Jerusalem (42 ILS, en route 3 hours) from the central bus station of Tiberias. Buses to Haifa (28 ILS, 1, 5 hours), Kiryat Shmona (25 ILS, 1, 5 hours), Safed (20 ILS, 1 hour), Beit Sheba, Shean (22 ILS, 40 minutes) and Afula (22 ILS, 40 minutes). In all these cities, you can take a bus to Nazareth.
A free shuttle bus around the Kinneret Lake in Tiberias will take you all to many beaches. The bus, the route of which runs along the coast and is 60 km, leaves from the Central Bus Station of Tiberias every two hours from 8:00 to 22:00 on weekends and public holidays.
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Tiberias climate
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | @ сен | окт | ноя | дек | |
day | + 17 | + 19 | + 22 | + 27 | + 32 | + 35 | + 36 | + 36 | + 35 | + 30 | + 24 | + 19 |
at night | + 8 | + 8 | + 10 | +13 | + 17 | + 20 | + 22 | + 23 | + 21 | + 18 | + 14 | + 10 |
Treatment in Tiberias
Since 1955, based on 17 local sources with a temperature of up to +63 ° C and curative mud "saw "Acts spa resort Hamei-Tiberias. In the surrounding area and also near the lake there are wonderful holiday homes
Book popular Tiberias hotels at the best prices
Leonardo Plaza Hotel Tiberias from 9 726 rubles Tiberias 1 Habanim Street | Rimonim Galei Kinnereth Hotel from 8 926 rubles Tiberias 1 Eliezer Kaplan Street | Gai Beach Hotel from 13 604 rubles Tiberias Kaplan st. |
Emily's Hotel from 9,603 rubles Tiberias HaGalil 66 | Leonardo Hotel Tiberias from 7,510 rubles Tiberias Gdud Barak Rd.POB175 | Golan Hotel @ from 6 771 rubles Tiberias 14 Echad Ha'am Street |
Aviv Holiday Flat from 4,309 rubles Tiberias 2 Hanotar Street | Berger Hotel from 3 632 rubles. Tiberias 27 Neiberg Street | Astoria Galilee Hotel from 4 740 rubles Tiberias 13 Ohel Yaacov Street |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Twelve Apostles is equally attractive, the ruins synagogues of the 7th century in the area of hot springs, as well as the remains of the ancient Jewish city of Hamat-Tiberias (1-4 centuries AD)
In the vicinity of the city are interesting:
- Yardenit, located the place where the Jordan River flows from the Sea of Galilee. This is a traditional place of baptism in the waters of the sacred river
- Capernaum (Kfar Nahum), which is located north of Tiberias, on the north-western shore of the Tiberias Lake. In this place, Jesus Christ lived and preached. The Franciscans purchased this site, excavated and explored the city, and then founded their own monastery
- Not far from Capernaum on the mountain there is a Catholic monastery with a temple dedicated to the Beatitudes of Bliss
In Tiberias, besides swimming in the lake, kayaking along the Jordan River, cycling along the lake, as well as boat rental or group cruise to the city of Ein Gev (Kinneret Sailing Company, tel .: 04-665-8008). Photo of Tiberias (19)