Best places: Religions in Kiryat Ekron, Israel

Ancient tomb & surrounding gardens believed by some to be site of resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Iconic gold-topped Islamic shrine built around 690AD with huge relevance to both Christians & Jews.

👍 14-story religious community center that has schools, synagogues (shuls), a dormitory/hostels, ritual baths (mikva) by the dozens, 70 Torah scrolls, dining halls, wedding halls, and a fancy Ultra-Orthodox synagogue that can fit 12,000 but that doesn't need a sound system.

👍👍 Try to go when there are no crowds. Call ahead and ask the monastery to open the church ahead of time. If you are polite they will treat you very well. Remember, there's no entrance fee because it's a church. Make sure you buy some candles and a small icon to support the site. God bless everyone. Bl...

Basilica dating to the 4th century that is marked by some Christians as the site of Jesus's tomb.

Remnant of the ancient wall of the Temple courtyard, a sacred site of Jewish prayer & pilgrimage.

Russian Orthodox monastery compound in a small, quaint village with picturesque views.

Restored Romanesque church built by the Crusaders in 1138 & sought out by choirs for its acoustics.

Franciscan sanctuary on the site of Mary Magdalene's visit to the mother of John the Baptist.

Ancient Catholic church & monastery complex said to be the site of where Jesus taught his disciples.

Striking, 19th-century, Russian Orthodox church with golden cupolas & murals by Sergei Ivanov.

Franciscan Catholic brick church with a bell tower & stained glass windows completed in 1894.

Antonio Barluzzi designed this church as a pilgrimage site near to a Byzantine tomb complex.

👍👍 Wonderful place to visit. It marks the site where Elijah met the prophets of Baal and showed the people of Israel that the LORD was the true God, So easy to incision all of the Bible stories in one place. Awesome place to visit. You should stop by if nothing else just to take in the glorious view fr...

Striking 1931 hillside church commemorating the denial of Jesus by the apostle Peter.

👍👍 Best in the world. 24/6 minyanim.

Religious artifacts fill this ancient tomb believed to be the burial site of the Virgin Mary.

Small 12th-c. church, built on the purported site of the cave where John the Baptist was born.

Legendary burial site of biblical King David, housed in a centuries-old structure with scenic views.