Nazareth - The town

Nazareth is a town of many churches, notably the Church of the Annunciation with its 37m/121ft high dome. Few, however, would describe it as a beautiful town. The churches are in busy streets, frequently overloaded with traffic, and surrounded by plain houses run up by high-speed building methods, with no open spaces or attractive squares.

A convenient starting-point for a sightseeing tour of Nazareth is Casa Nova Street, in which is the Church of the Annunciation. From here almost all the other churches of interest can easily be seen on foot. It is also worth taking a stroll through the market area of the town, which lies to the north of Casa Nova Street.