A visit to Nazareth and the Churches is an unforgettable experience. Explore the old city’s narrow passageways and its historical and religious sites like: Churches, Monasteries, Mary's Well, Jesus Life & Trail and more Holy Locations...

And you can smell the wonderful scents of different spices and taste the special food and sweets of the old eastern market; walk through the many stores offering wonderful souvenirs and merchandise at great prices but, more than anything, feel the residents’ warmth as they welcome the city’s guests: tourists, indeed anyone who visits us… In other words – discover the Nazareth Magic.

Within the city, Nazareth offers three- to five-star hotel accommodation and a wide variety of restaurants – some of which are located inside beautiful historic buildings recently renovated and rehabilitated. Our restaurants make dining a gastronomic experience by combining traditional eastern cuisine with their own creativity and inventiveness.

Nazareth is not just another city – it is a priceless international asset. Part of humanity’s history and heritage.

Nazareth is waiting for you to come and share its magic.

Location and Arrival

Nazareth lies at the southern end of the Galilee Mountains, sprawling between, and spilling over, five rounded hills -- Nabi Sa’in, Romane, Kufze, Rajme and Mount Sheikh, the highest at over 500 meters -- forming a horseshoe with the city at their center. The concave side of the horseshoe faces the Jezreel Valley and the open side slopes steeply down to fields in the valley.

The hills are mainly made of chalk. From their summits, particularly along the western part of the Nabi Sa’in ridge, are some of the best views in Israel: the Jezreel Valley itself, the Karmel and Tabor mountains, Megiddo (the Biblical site of Armageddon), the Nablus mountains, the Jordan Valley, and the Mediterranean.

The gateways to modern Nazareth are the large intersections at each end of Pope Paul VI Street, and a third gateway is to be built at the foot of the Mount of Precipice. The heart of Nazareth is the Old City with an inner core of historical and religious buildings together with its outer markets, and surrounded by mansions and houses which compete for space on the slopes of the ridge.

Arrival

Nazareth is in the northern part of Israel, in the Lower Galilee – a ride of about one and a half hours from Tel Aviv and one hour from Haifa.

For those coming from Tel Aviv and its surroundings:
Take Road 65 towards Afula. Go through Wadi Ara reaching the HaSargel Road, which bypasses Afula. At the end of the road turn left onto Road 60, signposted Nazareth.

For those using Road 6 (toll road):
Take the Iron Exit to the right and continue on Road 65 to Afula, through Wadi Ara reaching the HaSargel Road, which bypasses Afula. At the end of the road turn left onto Road 60, signposted Nazareth.

For those coming from Tiberia:
Take Road 77 heading west, and then turn left onto Road 754 signposted Kafr Kanna and Nazareth.

For those coming from Haifa:
Take Road 75 through Kiryat Tivon and Migdal Ha’Emmek.

Public Transport:
From Tel Aviv Central Station take Egged Bus 823, or one of many other bus lines from Haifa and in the north run by the Nazareth Travel and Tourism