Israel Photo Diary: Capernaum
Capernaum used to be a fishing village located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
A house turned into a church by the Byzantines is said to be the home of Saint Peter. This is a modern Memorial built over the house of St Peter.
The foundations of octagonal 5th-century church, runs of the house of Saint Perter underneath the memorial. It’s also visible through a glass floor of the memorial:
Ruins of the Roman-period town:
Those squares of black stones were windows of ancient people’s houses. Above those black ruins are ruins of of the 4th-century synagogue. Remember I said I love ancient ruins? Capernum is ruins heaven!
Capernaum synagogue:
Look at that – how beautiful is Capernaum?
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