Tour Information

Overview       2-4 h

Caesarea (Caesarea Maritima) was a high-tech marvel, a magnificent Mediterranean port city built by Herod the Great in the year 22 BCE. Named in honor of Herod's patron Caesar Augustus, Caesarea served as the administrative capital of the Roman Empire for the Province of Judea. 

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Pontius Pilate ruled here, Peter was summoned here and Paul was imprisoned here.

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Caesaria is located on Israel’s coast, halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa; it is the perfect half-day tour and can easily be combined with numerous exciting sightseeing opportunities in the area.  

Highlights

• The Roman Theater

• Prominotory Palace

• Pontius Pilate inscription

• Hippodrome / Amphitheater

• Bathouse complex

• Commercial / administrative area

• Herodian harbor

• Temple platform

• Crusader fortifications

• Roman aqueduct