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This sanctuary was not dedicated to a person venerated as holy, but rather the church was placed under the special protection of the incarnate Son of God – Jesus Christ. However, the patronage of "ECCE HOMO" does not focus on the almighty God – as Creator of heaven and earth – but rather on the one who endures scorn and ridicule, torture and crucifixion. For it is precisely because Jesus Christ bore the pain of suffering and death that we Christians are redeemed for all time. In the traditional Stations of the Cross, we pray at the third station: "He was pierced for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. He had no form or comeliness, a man of sorrows, acquainted with infirmity." This is a most apt description of the ECCE HOMO.

stalactite cave that can be entered. The cave has reflective markings, white for the area that can be passed through and red markings for blocked passages. Of the hundred and three routes, one is very short - entering the first world at the exit and the longest route includes three cavities and lasts about 20 minutes. Must enter with a flashlight

Caves are dug into the slopes of Mount Arbel, which served as hiding places for Jews fighting the Greeks and Romans. These were expanded by the Druze in the 17th century, but the original caves are proven to date from the Second Temple period. Josephus writes of the Roman conquest of some of the last Hasmonean rebels who lived in the cliffs of Mount Arbel.

The entire area is called Arbel National Park and Nature Reserve because there are historical sites, once inhabited caves and a former synagogue to discover, and the area is also a protected natural region. The very attractive natural area is crisscrossed by easy to difficult hiking trails, including the Israel National Trail, the legendary and, at 940 kilometers, longest hiking trail through Israel.

This tunnel used to be freely accessible. Unfortunately, today you can only enter the “City of David” archaeological park, which is located in a Palestinian residential area.

The place of birth of the Virgin Mary is in the crypt under the Basilica of Saints Joachim and Anne. It has been revered since the first centuries of Christianity. The basilica above the crypt is a Romanesque building with a dome supported on pendulums. The birthplace is a small grotto carved into the rock. There is a simple altar inside. The place of Mary's birth was at the beginning of Christianity. According to the Bible, it was located near the sheep basin, the remains of which are still visible today. A Byzantine nativity scene basilica was built here in the 5th century. It was destroyed by Muslims in the 9th century. The church was rebuilt in the 10th century. He received the invocation of Saints Joachim and Anna, Mary's parents. In 1192, Muslims took over it and founded a Sapphic college that was inaccessible to Christians. From the 15th century onwards, the Franciscans were able to celebrate two masses here per year. The basilica only returned to the hands of the Catholic Church in the mid-19th century. It is a three-aisled structure ending with three apses. There is a dome above the presbytery. The interior is very raw, carved in stone. The descent to the birth crypt is in the right corridor. (https://tropter.com/de/israel/jerusalem/birth-place-of-the-virgin-mary)

This tunnel, which was created to supply water and is just over 500 m long, can be visited.

Two grottoes on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, have been historically referred to as "the Cave of Elijah". The main shrine known as the "Cave of Elijah" is located on Haifa's Allenby Road, on Mount Carmel, approximately 40 m above sea level. For centuries, it has been a destination for Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze pilgrims.[2] The Cave of Elijah in Allenby Road is divided into twos sections for praying, one for men and one for women; the cave is behind a velvet curtain.[3] The Cave is also known as el-Khader in Arabic.[4] The Druze regard it as holy,[2] and many among them identify Elijah as "el-Khidr", the green prophet who symbolizes water and life. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Elijah)