Caesarea, Israel

Aerial view of a legendary and historical place, called Caesarea Maririma. Nowadays it's a national park on the Israeli coastline near the town of Caesarea, which is open for visitors and attracts tourists from over the world. The park has a promenade with cafes and restaurants. The lovers of historical sites can see remains from many periods: a Roman theatre, a complex of Crusader fortifications, a temple dedicated to Caesar with Roman baths and remains of mosaic, a hippodrome, a double aqueduct. The ancient city Caesarea and harbor built by Herod the Great about 25-13 BC and named in honor of Augustus Caesar has had the influence of such different cultures as Roman, Byzantine, Islamic and Crusader. It used to be the seat of the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate and the administrative capital.