The churches require modest dress. Visiting hours:

The Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation  and St. Joseph's Church
(Telephone: 04/6572501)

Summer (April - September):

8.00 - 11:30 (closed on Sunday and holiday mornings)

14.00 - 17.30

Winter (October - March):

8.00 - 11.30 (closed on Sunday and holiday mornings)

14.00 - 16.30

Rest rooms are available.

The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, containing the channeled spring (Telephone: 04/6576437)

Open: 8.00 - 17.00

On Sundays or holidays (and at lunch hour, in periods when tourists are few) phone in advance.

If you are satisfied with your visit, you may leave a donation for the church at the door.

Rest rooms are available in the building to the left (west) of the church.

Time permitting, it is good to walk between these two churches through the colorful suk (bazaar), which is intended not so much for tourists as for the local inhabitants. These narrow alleys are the oldest part of Arab Nazareth, although the more ancient village of Jesus' youth was confined to the hill between St. Joseph's Church and the Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation.

© 2003 Near East Tourist Agency (NET)

Text © 2003 Stephen Langfur