CroisiEurope announces its "Cyprus to the Holy Land" itinerary and is now accepting bookings for its New Year's program aboard La Belle de l'Adriatique. This exceptional cruise between Cyprus and Israel takes you to the crossroads of Byzantine and Christian civilizations. Destinations include the treasures of the Holy Land in Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Nazareth.
The itinerary offers the following destinations:
- Larnaca (Cyprus). Discovery of the treasures of Nicosia, the Cypriot capital, the last divided city in Europe
- Haifa (Israel) – Galilee and the Sea of Galilee. The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake, also known as the Sea of Tiberias, the site of several foundational myths recounted in the Bible. We will visit Cana, where Jesus performed the miracle of turning water into wine; the Mount of Beatitudes, the hill where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount; Tabgha, considered the most beautiful and serene of the Christian holy sites and the setting for many episodes in the Gospels; and Capernaum, which was Jesus' base camp at the height of his ministry in Galilee.
- Haifa (Israel) – Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Bethlehem, the city of David, and the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus and one of the oldest churches in the world; Jerusalem, one of the holiest and most fascinating cities in the world, with more than 200 historical monuments, such as the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, or the colorful market.
- Haifa (Israel) – Masada and the Dead Sea. Overlooking the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, the impressive archaeological site of Masada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as one of the most important vestiges of Jewish history. After Herod's death, the mountaintop became the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots, who opposed the Romans.
- Haifa (Israel) Nazareth. Nazareth through the picturesque hills of Galilee and the historic Jezreel Valley to the place where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would give birth to the Messiah; the Basilica of the Annunciation, the largest Roman Catholic church in the Middle East and one of the holiest altars in the Christian world; the Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, whose crypt feeds Mary's Well; and the Church of St. Joseph, built in 1914 on the site believed to have been the workshop of the carpenter Joseph.
- Limassol (Cyprus). Archaeological sites of Paphos, a city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO; Tombs of the Kings, a mysterious place in an almost desert landscape; the houses of Dionysus, Theseus and Aeon where you can admire the splendid mosaics discovered by chance in 1962; and Geroskipou.
CroisiEurope offers departures on this itinerary from November 8th to December 27th, 2021.
