Nazareth

Nazareth, an old Jewish town is where Jesus grew up and is a very important Christian/Biblical pilgrimage center. This is the native town of Jewish Mary and the town where she got married to Joseph of Nazareth. The main attraction is the Basilica of Annunciation, where Gabriel, the angel announced to Jewish Mary about the birth of Jesus and they fled to Bethlehem and returned to Nazareth after a while where Jesus spent the rest of his childhood, so they say! because the place of birth of Jesus is still a mystery and the modern day scholars still argue between Bethlehem and Nazareth.

But, you know what, i was totally surprised to see that the town comprised of only Arab population today. Arabic is the most spoken language, folks hardly speak Hebrew or English. It is said that at the Basilica and St. Joseph's church, the services were also initially conducted only in Arabic.

Basilica's Main entrance,
Main Grotto of annunciation, this is where virgin Mary was told by the angel about the birth of Jesus

The old caves/Grottos can still be seen under the Basilica and St. Joseph's church or let me put it this way, the churches were built over these old jewish caves.

The huge dome, said to be shaped like a white lily.

A corner restaurant,
Bang in front of the Basilica of Annunciation,

A coffee shop where you get freshly ground coffee powder from the beans of Kenya, Columbia, Turkey etc etc.