"Sea of Galilee" Lake Tiberias by freya_heaven

Lake Tiberias Travel Guide: 97 reviews and 279 photos

I loved the Sea of Galilee, i first visited Tiberias when we were backpacking and then a few months later ended up on a Kibbutz only half an hour up the road, so I visited quite a few times over my stay in Israel. I used to go there to write my letters home to family & friends in a cafe looking over the water.............

Although Tiberias dates as far back as 20AD there is little history to see about the town, sadly. Its quite commercial and very set up for the tourist trade. All that said go out of the town a little way & its so much quieter & wonderfuly peaceful looking over the lake & surrounding Mountains.

The lake itself has at least 3 names, Sea of Galilee, Lake Tiberias and Kinneret

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful views, Lots of History
Cons:Too Many Tourists!
In a nutshell:Lovely to visit out of season!

Intro Updated Feb 23, 2004
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Day Dreaming & Letter Writting Things to Do (2)

As mentioned in my intro, I used to visit Tiberias from the Kibbutz & catch up with my letter writting, The best... more travel advice

I think this was a Jewish Museum? - Lake Tiberias

Around the Town Things to Do (2)

Things to see do around the town of Tiberias are: Ancient Synagogue of Hammat Hot Springs Monastery and Church of... more travel advice

Party Gallions Nightlife (1)

Tiberias is very much a tourist town, there are plenty of bars, cafes & restaurants both along the water front and... more travel advice

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Comments (5)

Paul2001 Jul 4, 2005 at 2:08 PM Report Abuse

I kind of like the place too. Definitely alot of interesting history to the region.
kyoub Mar 25, 2005 at 12:55 PM Report Abuse

Who would have thought that there would be such a party place here? The sea sounds very relaxing.
kazander Oct 6, 2004 at 1:32 PM Report Abuse

Sounds like you had a great time while you were there:)
deecat Aug 6, 2004 at 12:53 PM Report Abuse

Excellent introduction. It's great that you had a place that you could go to relax and write letters.
Stephen-KarenConn May 22, 2004 at 8:29 PM Report Abuse

I was at the Sea of Galilee twice, and crossed it once in a boat. A wonderful experience - nice memories. Stephen