Caesarea National Park
Caesarea National Park
4.6
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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arvind1000
Pune, India2,687 contributions
Apr 2023 • Business
Worth visiting. It is one hour drive from Tel Aviv in Haifa district. During opening hours there is free but after that it is free to visit harbor many part of the remains but Caesaria Martima is close
Caesarea National Park was once a port city, and was rebuilt and expanded upon under the Roman Empire’s King Herod in the year 10 BCE. After that, it operated as a navy base, and became the capital of the Roman province of Judea, where it took on a central role in Christianity. Because of this Caesarea is referenced several times in the New Testament.
Caesarea National Park was once a port city, and was rebuilt and expanded upon under the Roman Empire’s King Herod in the year 10 BCE. After that, it operated as a navy base, and became the capital of the Roman province of Judea, where it took on a central role in Christianity. Because of this Caesarea is referenced several times in the New Testament.
Written 9 April 2023
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Rumskys
Portland, OR796 contributions
Jul 2022
What a great site! Wonderful Roman ruins complete with mosaics, columns, amphitheaters, a chariot racetrack and more! Great story behind its construction by Herod. It was a deep-water port that was protected by manmade seawalls; an incredible work of vision and engineering at that time. It is well worth the visit. It's just a shame that it is so difficult to get to by public transportation. You can do it, just keep an eye on the schedule. There are a couple of buses that will bring you to the train station but each one runs on 1 or 2 hour intervals so you have to get the timing right.
Written 10 July 2022
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B T
London, UK1,255 contributions
Dec 2021
I thought this was very good, they had lots of ruins that you can spend a few hours walking around. I thought it was really interesting, they have the ruins of Herod's palace, a theatre, a hippodrome, crusader city walls, and the ruins of old roman bathhouses with mosaics on the floor. I think it is well worth a visit, and is in a lovely setting by the sea.
I thought the entrance fee was reasonable in comparison to Israel prices and entrance fees to similar things in other countries. They have some information boards, but perhaps more would help, especially around the theatre area. I think it is good they still use it today, but to do so there are modern parts added, more information would make it clearer what it originally looked like and which bits are original etc. An audio guide tour would be a good addition (maybe they have them already but I didn't see any).
Near the main entrance there are a few restaurants and shops, I don't think it spoilt the atmosphere (probably because they were all closed). It would be better if these were outside the entrance to the national park.
I thought the entrance fee was reasonable in comparison to Israel prices and entrance fees to similar things in other countries. They have some information boards, but perhaps more would help, especially around the theatre area. I think it is good they still use it today, but to do so there are modern parts added, more information would make it clearer what it originally looked like and which bits are original etc. An audio guide tour would be a good addition (maybe they have them already but I didn't see any).
Near the main entrance there are a few restaurants and shops, I don't think it spoilt the atmosphere (probably because they were all closed). It would be better if these were outside the entrance to the national park.
Written 27 December 2021
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,739 contributions
Jan 2024 • Friends
The National Park section of the ancient Roman city of Caesarea is popular with travelers and locals. The name "Caesarea" is derived from the title for the Roman ruler, which is quite common name in the empire of Rome. There are a number of things to see in the Caesarea National Park, including the harbor. In times gone by, Caesarea was important Mediterranean port. The Roman amphitheater will hold 6,000 spectators; it is one of the largest venues in modern-day Israel.
Written 27 February 2024
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Michael J
Manhattan Beach, CA309 contributions
May 2022
This is a well preserved ancient site in a beautiful setting along the sea. The park is tastefully developed with restaurants, gift shops and galleries. We spent several hours wandering among the ruins engrossed in the history, We were there on a Monday in mid-May and the crowd was light, Had we been there late in the day, I would have considered staying for dinner in the restaurant overlooking the sea. An easy 40 minute drive from Tel Aviv, absolutely well worth a visit.
Written 20 May 2022
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Lene R
Copenhagen, Denmark692 contributions
Feb 2023
A major tourist attraction in Israel, this impressive archeaological site covers a large area along the beautiful shoreline. There is a lot to see including the restored deep water harbour, an impressive hippodrome and legendary aquaducts. Artefacts are on display in a museum that also shows a film in several languages. The site is easily accessible by car, but unfortunately much less so by public transportation.
Written 2 March 2023
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MarcusHurley
Calne, UK10,893 contributions
Dec 2022
This, as we were to learn during our road trip, is the usual standard of Israeli National Parks - well laid out, clean, reasonably priced and with plenty of visitor information. We spent about 3 hours on the site, walking from the theatre in the south to the Crusader walls in the north.
The museum was very good, the model on the Temple of Augustus viewpoint was excellent too and allowed you to put everything you could see as you looked towards the harbour in context. The Herodian Hippodrome was also impressive and this was the smaller of the two in the city. For me the highlight were the city walls though, rebuilt by Louis IX - very impressive indeed.
There is a cafe on the site (by the harbour) and a couple of gift shop/galleries too.
The museum was very good, the model on the Temple of Augustus viewpoint was excellent too and allowed you to put everything you could see as you looked towards the harbour in context. The Herodian Hippodrome was also impressive and this was the smaller of the two in the city. For me the highlight were the city walls though, rebuilt by Louis IX - very impressive indeed.
There is a cafe on the site (by the harbour) and a couple of gift shop/galleries too.
Written 12 December 2022
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Keri
Hong Kong, China421 contributions
Aug 2020 • Friends
The ruins is quite amazing but once is enough.... the restaurant is inside the park you have to pay a small entry fee to get in and if you want to see everything you have to pay more. The animation at the visitor centre is worth a visit !
Written 8 August 2020
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Ur.s.
71 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Very dissapointing, there's almost nothing left to see here, except shops and restaurants, seems like you pay an entrance fee of 14 shekkels to go into a square eith some restaurants. 25 shekels extra will buy you ..more disappointment.
Written 18 November 2022
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Paul Tour Guide in Israel
Jerusalem, Israel38 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
Caesarea Maritime is an ancient port fortified by the famous King Herod over two thousand years ago. The city was a very important and key place in ancient history until it disappeared and turned into ruins. But archaeologists came here and found many interesting artifacts. This is primarily a Roman theater, elements of the ruins of palaces, mosaics, Roman baths, water supply systems, hippodrome, port and much more. This is a very interesting place to visit.
Written 22 May 2023
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Why can’t I reserve tickets for October18, 2022?
Written 21 September 2022
Im Caesarea gibt es doch die Headset virtual reality. Wo kann man die dort bekommen, damit auch wir in die Vergangenheit reisen können. Danke
In Caesarea there is the headset virtual reality. Where can you get them there so that we can travel back in time. Thanks in advance for the help
Written 27 January 2020
Sorry
Die haben wir nicht genutzt. Es gibt einen Einführungsfilm von 20min über die Geschichte
Written 27 January 2020
если это организаванная группа, по с гидом.
мы как-то присоседились в русской группе.
но я не думаю, что нужно. на входе получаете буклетик на нужном языке, и конечно прочесть в ин-те заранее
Written 5 November 2019
Where do you buy the "Package" to visit several parks. and if you order from the US how do you get the tickets?? do they mail them or email them? I want to visit 5 parks in September. Prices would help. Thanks
Written 10 August 2019
You don't need to order the combo ticket in advance. Buy it at the first park you visit. As I recall it must be used within two weeks which didn't do us much good since our trip was three weeks. You will save some money with the combo ticket but not that much if visiting just 5 parks.
Written 12 August 2019
כמה עולה כניסה למבוגר לגן הלאומי קיסריה בלי מסעדות? וכמה לתינוק?
Written 28 March 2019
39 ₪ למבוגר
תינוק עד גיל שנתיים ללא עלות
Written 29 March 2019
È possibile arrivare al sito archeologico dalla stazione dei bus senza tour organizzato? Ci sono trasporti pubblici?
Written 19 January 2019
Orange Tiket(150) as saving tiket is introduced in Caesarea national park website and my family(3adult) visited here yesterday. I asked to tiket staff about orange tiket. But the staff didn't know the tiket. The staff introduced couple tiket(275) and 1adult tiket(181). So i bought these tiket. Orange tiket true?
Written 29 September 2018
I know that it costs about 40 shekels to visit Caesarea National park. Can I purchase a ticket using my VISA credit card or do I need cash?
Todah Rabah.
Susan
Written 16 September 2018
Credit Card is available in all Israel. I practically used cash in the Suks ( Markets ) and even so I did not asked whether credit cards were available
Written 17 September 2018
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