The modern Church of the Annunciation was built and consecrated in 1969 at the end of a long and complicated construction project that began in 1955. A small church stood above the site of the house of St. Virgin Mary before. St. Helena - the mother of Emperor Constantine, who proclaimed Christianity the state religion of the Byzantine Empire first identified the home of Mary and the good news of the Archangel Gabriel in the fourth century.
We decided to go to Nazareth for Christmas. But very quickly, we realized that it is possible and necessary to come to Nazareth without any particular reason. It is a very self-sufficient, authentic, traditional, and modern city with a good spirit, smiling people, and delicious food. We took a walk from Maria’s well through the streets of the old town to the colorful bazaar, the white mosque, the synagogue church, the Church of the Annunciation and the Church of the House of Joseph, the Museum of cave-dwelled Nazareth, Fahome Coffee Shop, Alreda Restaurant, and Tishreen Restaurant. It was a wonderful trip!