Tabgha - A place where miracles happen
The area now known as Tabgha contains three sites that are designated as places where Jesus Christ performed a miracle or gave an important teaching. These sites, as well as Capernaum, are all very close and easily walkable. The taxi from Tiberius dropped us off at the first site, known as the Site of the Fish and Loaves. This, the site where Jesus fed the 5000, sits right on the Sea of Galilee and boasts incredible views. There is now a church on the site, and inside the church is a rock which it is said that Jesus placed the loaves and fish on.
From the Site of the Fish and Loaves, it was a short walk to the Site of the Primacy of St. Peter. It was on this site that Jesus handed the leadership or the church over to St.
Now it is said in the bible that the Beatitudes were taught from a hill, but we had the hardest time finding it at first. Finally, a friendly guide pointed us in the right direction - straight up the hill in front of us. So, we began to hike through the bush (there was a trail worn through the years for us to follow) and in a matter of minutes reached a banana plantation. From there, we could see at the top of the hill the Church of the Beatitudes, and our hike took us right along the banana plantation to the top. When we reached the top, there was an old man, seemingly out of place who cheerfully pointed us the way to the entrance of the church.
Since we wanted to make it to Capernaum before the site closed, we quickly hiked back the way we came. We did stop to see the old man on the way back and picked up some popsicles. Cathy got a papaya one (it was so good!) and mine was strawberry. Talk about a life saver! It was a warm day and it was nice to have something cold to help us finish our hike. Once we made it down to the road, we walked to Capernaum and made it with time to spare.
