The main attraction on the north side of the Sea of Galilee is the remains of the town of Capernaum, where Jesus labored for the better part of 3 years.  It is enchanting.  In the early morning the lake is usually covered with a heavy mist.  The breeze blows most consistently in the early morning and late evenings.  When you wake one of the first sounds you hear, are the cooing of doves.  It never freezes and is temperate even in the dead of winter.  Only July and August are very hot.

Here is a good view of the remains of the town and the synagogue.  I expect the town had a "smoky" look... almost like the Slums in England, where the buildings were blackened by the smoke from the industrial smoke stacks.  With everything so close together, it seems like it would have had a rather somber look. There are actually a number of cities in the area that were built of black basalt, a form of volcanic rock that cooled too quickly.  The remains of the white synagogue, contrasts remarkably with the rest of the dark colored buildings.

The white synagogue was not built until about 400 a.d., but it was built on the same foundation of the synagogue of Jesus' time.  It is amazing to think about all that happened here.  The healing of the paralytic, the woman who was healed by touching the hem of his garment, the raising of Jarius' daughter from the dead.  Many who were blind were restored to sight, deaf made to hear, lame to walk.  It was in this synagogue that he healed the man with the withered hand, in the presence of the rulers of the synagogue, who then started to plot how they might kill him.    

Here you can see the white limestone built over the black basalt foundations of the original synagogue.

The most intact house... and the house closest to the sea, has been nominated, by the Catholic Church, as the house of Peter the apostle.  Like the early settlers and pioneers, most of the houses of Jesus' time were very small 2-3 rooms, 12x12- 10x20 in size.  Unlike the pioneers, they had a nice roof for sleeping and entertaining

Here you can see the doorway into a room/house perhaps 12x12ft in size.   The walls come up close to 4 feet high.   St. Peter's house.