Tiberias Old City & Promenade
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A thousand-year-old town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, where the lakeside promenade, black basalt city walls and Maimonides' tomb make it a base for touring the lake.
Tiberias was founded around 20 CE by Herod Antipas. It is one of the Four Holy Cities of Judaism, and the Jerusalem Talmud was compiled here. Today it is the main base for touring the Sea of Galilee. The Yigal Allon Promenade along the lake is lined with restaurants and docks, where you can try fried 'St. Peter's fish' and take a boat trip on the lake. The Old City preserves Ottoman-era walls of black basalt, the Church of St. Peter, and a lakeside mosque, and in the north is the tomb of the medieval philosopher Maimonides. About 2 km south of the city, Hammat Tiberias National Park has ancient hot springs and synagogue mosaics. Summer temperatures often exceed 40°C, and public transportation stops during the Sabbath.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Magdala
- Mount Arbel National Park
- Sea of Galilee Boat Ride & Ancient Galilee Boat (Ginosar)
- Tabgha (Church of the Multiplication & Primacy of St. Peter)
- Yardenit Baptismal Site
- Mount of Beatitudes
- Capernaum
- Kursi National Park