An avenue of cypresses leads through this Catholic compound to a monastery, home to three Franciscan monks, a small garden of plants from around the world, the ruins of a Byzantine-era monastery, and the Roman Syrian–style Basilica of the Transfiguration , one of the Holy Land’s most beautiful churches. Consecrated in 1924, it is decorated with lovely mosaics and has a crypt reached by 12 broad steps. Women are asked to dress modestly (no sleeveless shirts or miniskirts).
Up to the right from the entrance to the church, a viewing platform offers spectacular views of the Jezreel Valley’s multihued patchwork of fields.
