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Caesarea Travel Guide: 92 reviews and 307 photos

Caesarea, a small port city on the Mediterranean coast, was rebuilt by King Herod, who renamed it Caesarea in honor of the Roman emperor. In 6 A.D., Caesarea became the capital of the Roman province of Judea. The city continued to flourish under Byzantine rule. In early 12th century, Caesarea was conquered by the Crusaders; later the city was captured by Mameluk sultan Baybars and destroyed. Now Caesarea is a large archaeological site, with remains from Roman, Byzantine and Crusader periods.

That's its history in a nutshell. Today it is a pleasant, well-planned neighbourhood of mostly private houses. It is, apart from its archaeology well known for its golf course. I have been to this golf course to look around, not to play, it is very expensive to have a game there. I remember a peacock in its grounds and I spent a lot of time just watching it being wooed by a male peacock! Also the Ralli Museum is in Caesarea. (see details and photographs in my travelogue and "must visit" hints).

On the beach is a very nice restaurant where my friends and I had a very nice meal (this was on a visit about a year ago).

Remains of Aquaduct

This 'mass' of minerals was caused by drips of water from the aquaduct. This is not the same part as the aquaduct above. This part is to be found in Derech Emet Hamayim Street, which is directly opposite several villas.

Amphitheatre

This photo was taken in the old amphitheatre.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:Interesting, nice beach and quiet

Last visit to Caesarea: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Jun 26, 2003
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This Was Fun! A Walk Through Cisterns Things to Do (2)

An archeological park of ancient cisterns. Taking us back to the Roman-Byzantine period. These cisterns were part of a... more travel advice

The Caesarea Ralli Museum Things to Do (2)

Every day except Sundays & Wednesdays 10.30am - 3pm Free entrance. Photography allowed. The building, as you can see,... more travel advice

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Written Jun 25, 2003

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Alphons Jul 6, 2003 at 9:03 AM

very nice page, greetings Alphons...
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patrikske Jul 3, 2003 at 10:42 AM

Very nice, Jacqueline !
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Sharon Jun 28, 2003 at 2:48 AM

One of the lovliest places along the coast. i didnt even know about this Museum, good to know.