Saffuriya (Sepphoris)

Also known as Sepphoris, le Saforie, Sephoris

Saffuriya — ancient Sepphoris — had a heavy square Crusader tower built of reused Roman masonry, including sarcophagus blocks. The site is famous for a different reason: it is where the Crusader army mustered under Guy of Lusignan in July 1187 before marching east to catastrophic defeat at the Horns of Hattin. The tower, much modified in the Ottoman period, still stands within Tzipori National Park. A Crusader-period church dedicated to St Anne, believed to mark the home of Mary's parents Joachim and Anne, also stood at Sepphoris and is partially visible in the archaeological park.

Coordinates: 32.7510°, 35.2788°

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