O Come All Ye Faithful to Bethlehem’s first Christmas rock festival.
A young musician who grew up near Jesus’ traditional birthplace feels the old-fashioned way of marking the holiday – hanging around Manger Square and listening to carols – is a little dull.
So Emmanuel Fleckenstein has organized a three-day battle of the bands that he hopes [...]

greengal_1The Pope visited Israel in May, 2009, and just ahead of his visit, the Jesus Trail opened. As the name suggests, the Jesus Trail is a new, 40 mile long walking trail in the Galilee which follows the footsteps of Jesus. From Nazareth, Jesus’ home town, it winds through pretty towns, villages, and agricultural settlements, places mentionned in the New Testament.

The trail is a fantastic idea! A way of combining the religion and history of the Galilee with its stunning landscapes in an active way. It is perfect not only for Christians on pilgramage but anyone else who wants a hiking route!

The Pope came to Israel in early 2009, and Nazareth was one of the areas given big government grants to improve its tourism infrastructure for this. As a result, Nazareth has been given a push back onto Israel’s tourism map – and with its importance as the childhood home of Jesus, as the largest Arab city in Israel, and its stunning location right in the middle of the Lower Galilee (about 15 miles west of the Sea of Galilee), that push shouldn’t really have been neccessary.