Pilgrimages

Day 1.
Arrival to the airport and meeting with a representative of the company.
Transfer to Nazareth , dinner and overnight in Nazareth .

Day 2.
in the morning , transfer to Tiberias
Magdala – Monastery of St. Mary Magdalene. The radon springs.
A Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee + St Peter’s fish lunch at the restaurant.
Tabgha – Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes.
Capernaum – the place of Christ’s preaching in Galilee.
St. Peter’s Church – place of the Primacy of Apostle Peter in Galilee.
Overnight in Nazareth

Day 3.
Nazareth Mary’s Well – the spring of the Virgin Mary.
Nazareth Church of St. Gabriel – the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation.
Mount Tabor – the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus.
Cana of Galilee – the Greek Orthodox Church, the place of Jesus’ first miracle of turning water into wine at a wedding feast.
Overnight in Nazareth

Day 4.
baptism site in the Jordan River Valley.
Monastery of St. Gerasimos – Greek Orthodox Church in the Jordan valley.
Monastery of Temptation – an Orthodox Christian monastery in Jericho.
St. George’s Monastery – Monastery of St. George located in Wadi Kelt of the Judean Desert, activated and inhabited by Greek Orthodox monks.
Monastery of St. Theodosius – Mar Sava Greek Orthodox Men’s Monastery.
Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 5.
The Bethesda Pool – Jesus told the man: “Stand up, take your mat and walk”, and immediately he was made well…
Via Dolorosa – Way of Sorrow – a street, in two parts, within the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion.
Pretoria – Prison of Christ.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher – place where Jesus Christ was crucified, buried, and then resurrected.
Aleksandrovskoe farmstead – Russian historical building in Jerusalem.
St. Spyridon Monastery – Greek Orthodox Monastery of memorializing the religious works and Influences of Greek Orthodox.
Participate in the Saturday lighting mass , and at mid night participate in Mass
Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 6.
Mount olive in Jerusalem to have an panoramic view
The Church of Mary Magdalene – Russian Orthodox convent.
Church of the Assumption – Tomb of the Virgin Mary.
Garden of Gethsemane – the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before Jesus’ crucifixion.
King David’s tomb on the Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
Last Supper Room – also known as the “Upper Room.
Dormition Abby – the place where Virgin Mary has fallen asleep for the last time.
Participate in the festival in Bethlehem if available
Overnight in Bethlehem

Day 7.
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus.
Visit the Orthodox shpeherds field
Visit Mar Saba monastery
Oak of Hebron – also called the Oak of Abraham.
Overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 8.
The holy spring of John the Baptist – Ein Karem.
Gorny Monastery – a Russian Orthodox Monastery.
The Church of Saint George in Lod (Lydda) – the major shrine for the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George.
Transfer to the airport.