Nazareth - Fountain of Mary/St Gabriel's Church

1.5km/1mi northeast of the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, near the main road to Tiberias, is the Fountain of Mary. In Orthodox tradition, based on an apocryphal gospel, the Archangel Gabriel first appeared to Mary at the village fountain. The present Fountain of Mary is modern and is on a different site from the original fountain, which is said to be under the altar of the Greek Orthodox church of St Gabriel, a little way north - also well worth a visit for the sake of its decoration.