Mount Tabor & Church of the Transfiguration
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A dome-shaped solitary hill rising from the Jezreel Valley. The Church of the Transfiguration on its summit commemorates the transfiguration of Jesus, with 360-degree views over Galilee.
Mount Tabor rises about 575 m, isolated in the northeast of the flat Jezreel Valley. It is shaped like an inverted bowl and has long been a strategic battleground. Christian tradition holds that this is where Jesus was transfigured on a mountain. The Franciscan Church of the Transfiguration on the summit was completed in 1924 and designed by Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi. Its golden mosaics depict Jesus appearing with Moses and Elijah, and a Greek Orthodox monastery stands nearby. The summit observation platform overlooks the Jezreel Valley, Nazareth and Mount Gilboa. The road up has several sharp bends, and large tour buses cannot go up. Transfer to taxis or minibuses at the foot of the mountain. Private cars can drive straight to the summit.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–17:00 (closed 11:30–14:00 at midday; Sunday mornings restricted)
Nearby sights
- Cana Wedding Church (Kafr Kanna)
- Mount Precipice
- Mary's Well & Church of St. Gabriel
- Nazareth Old City Market
- Church of St. Joseph
- Basilica of the Annunciation
- Nazareth Village
- Zippori (Sepphoris) National Park