Caesarea, Israel

Caesarea

After spending two days in Tel Aviv, we left for the Sea of Galilee. On the way to the Sea of Galilee, we had a few stops. A thunderstorm and high winds greeted us, but it was warmer. The rain relented, giving way to strong gusts making it difficult even to balance yourself in Caesarea, a town on the Mediterranean coast midway between Haifa and Tel Aviv. It is a historic port with Roman Amphitheater and Hippodrome and an impressive aqueduct, all built when Herod the Great constructed the port of Caesarea in the First century BC.

The picture below shows the large circular open-air amphitheater with the seats raised to protect the audience. Amphitheaters were used in Roman times for events such as gladiators and maybe execution. They are still in use for cultural events.

The aqueduct in Caesarea, Israel’s most famous attraction, was built by Herod the Great to carry water to Caesarea from the springs near Shuni, 16 kilometers northeast of Caesarea, the distribution point.

Our next stop was Nazareth.

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