Nazareth Village
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Established2000
TypeOpen-air museum
כפר נצרת | |
.jpg) Nazareth Village | |
  Location within Israel | |
| Established | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nazareth, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°42′0.29″N 35°17′29.82″E / 32.7000806°N 35.2916167°E |
| Type | Open-air museum |
| Founder | Nakhle Bishara |
| Website | www |
Nazareth Village (Hebrew: כפר נצרת) is a tourist attraction and open-air museum in Nazareth, Israel that recreates and reenacts village life in the Galilee in first century A.D., the time of Jesus.[1]
The Nazareth Village is built on agricultural land on the outskirts of Nazareth, where the area’s last remaining first-century wine press was found. The original farm has been restored with the ancient wine press, terraces, irrigation system and stone quarry. In addition, replicas of first-century houses, a synagogue, a watchtower, mikveh and olive presses have been recreated, using the building methods and materials prevalent in first century A.D. Galilee, according to archaeologists.