Biblical sites

Said to have been founded by Apollo, Hierapolis (modern-day Pamukkale) was the site of sacred hot springs associated with Pluto, god of the underworld.

Located 48 miles west of Athens, Corinth was an important city in Ancient Greece. The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth includes the Temples of Apollo, Aphrodite and Octavia.

The ruins of the traditional House of St. Peter, where the New Testament says Jesus lived during his Galilee ministry, healed a paralytic and healed Peter's mother, also contain evidence of multiple Early Christian churches.

This stone chapel in Damascus incorporates materials from the Bab Kisan, the ancient gate through which Paul was lowered out of a window in Acts 9:25.

This church commemorates the Feeding of the Five Thousand and includes a portion of rock where the miraculous meal was laid. The Byzantine-style church preserves splendid 5th-century mosaics.

This lakeside Franciscan chapel stands on the traditional site where Jesus told Peter to "Feed my sheep" after the miraculous catch of fish and breakfast on the shore.

On a small hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee, a modern octagonal church commemorates the Sermon on the Mount. The cool, pleasant gardens and sea view make this an ideal place for contemplation.

This historic street is as straight today as when it was walked by St. Paul. Today it contains many markets, the House of Ananias, several Roman arches and mosques.

Completed in 1969, this Catholic basilica stands on the traditional site where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear the Savior. It is built over Crusader and Byzantine foundations.

Orthodox tradition has it that the Annunciation occurred not at Mary's house but while she was fetching water.

This well is said to be the place from which Mary and the young Jesus drew water when they lived nearby. The structure built over it dates from the 19th century.

This steep hill has played an important role as a fortress in biblical and Greco-Roman times and it is thought by some to be the site of the Transfiguration.