Emmaus Nicopolis

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Emmaus Nicopolis is one of three locations proposed as where the resurrected Jesus appeared to Peter and Cleopas (Luke 24:13). When we visited, the site featured the ruins of a three-apse Byzantine church and Jewish burial caves from the first century. At the time of our visit, the site was maintained by the Catholic Community of the Beatitudes.

Following our excursion around Emmaus, we went across the street to the Latrun Monastery, which was closed for the afternoon but had a nice wine shop.

05/30/2011 11:02 IDT Emmaus-Nicopolis	05/30/2011 11:02 IDT Sign
05/30/2011 11:03 IDT Sign	05/30/2011 11:03 IDT Basilica
05/30/2011 11:03 IDT Visitor center	05/30/2011 11:04 IDT Site map
05/30/2011 11:04 IDT Welcome sign	05/30/2011 11:05 IDT Introduction
05/30/2011 11:16 IDT Byzantine mosaic remains	05/30/2011 11:16 IDT Byzantine mosaic remains
05/30/2011 11:16 IDT Byzantine mosaic remains	05/30/2011 11:17 IDT Byzantine mosaic remains
05/30/2011 11:17 IDT Byzantine mosaic remains	05/30/2011 11:17 IDT Northern apse
05/30/2011 11:18 IDT Northern apse	05/30/2011 11:17 IDT Entering the basilica
05/30/2011 11:18 IDT Alter and center apse	05/30/2011 11:19 IDT Foundation of 3rd century apse
05/30/2011 11:19 IDT Foundation of 3rd century apse	05/30/2011 11:19 IDT Front of basilica
05/30/2011 11:19 IDT Basilica	05/30/2011 11:20 IDT Alter and center apse
05/30/2011 11:21 IDT Southern apse	05/30/2011 11:21 IDT 1st century Jewish tombs
05/30/2011 11:21 IDT 1st century Jewish tombs	05/30/2011 11:22 IDT 1st century Jewish tombs
05/30/2011 11:22 IDT Southern wall of basilica	05/30/2011 11:24 IDT Southern wall of basilica
05/30/2011 11:23 IDT Old foundation?	05/30/2011 11:23 IDT Front southern wall of basilica
05/30/2011 11:24 IDT Front southern wall of basilica	05/30/2011 11:25 IDT Path to tombs
05/30/2011 11:27 IDT 1st century tomb	05/30/2011 11:28 IDT 1st century tomb
05/30/2011 11:28 IDT 1st century tomb	05/30/2011 11:28 IDT 1st century tomb
05/30/2011 11:32 IDT Soviet-built migratory bird radar	05/30/2011 11:33 IDT Tourists
05/30/2011 11:34 IDT Path to chapel	05/30/2011 11:39 IDT Tank command
05/30/2011 11:40 IDT Tourists	05/30/2011 11:40 IDT Path back to basilica
05/30/2011 11:41 IDT Front of site	05/30/2011 11:42 IDT Ratzinger celebrating mass 1992
05/30/2011 11:51 IDT Locking the gate

Trappist Moastery of Latroun

05/30/2011 11:55 IDT Vinyard	05/30/2011 11:57 IDT Latroun
05/30/2011 12:02 IDT Weary travelers	05/30/2011 12:03 IDT Garden
05/30/2011 12:04 IDT Peace this way...	05/30/2011 12:06 IDT Monastery
05/30/2011 12:07 IDT Olive trees	05/30/2011 12:07 IDT Olives
05/30/2011 12:15 IDT Garden	05/30/2011 12:15 IDT Cool flower
05/30/2011 12:15 IDT Broken wine press?	05/30/2011 12:16 IDT Sign
05/30/2011 12:16 IDT Wine shop	05/30/2011 12:25 IDT Harvesting wheat

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