Bar'am synagogue (Talmudic period)

Bar'am is the name of an ancient Jewish settlement in the Upper Galilee. A large two-storey synagogue, built there in early fifth century, was a remarkable sight for Jews who travelled in those places in the Middle Ages. The synagogue faced south, to Jerusalem.

Ruins of the synagogue were excavated in the 20th century. The architecture is similar to that of other Galilean synagogues of Talmudic period, although the big six-column portico is rather unusual. Today the synagogue is in Bar'am national park on the "Northern road".

There was a second, smaller synagogue in Bar'am, but very little of it was found. A lintel from the small synagogue is now at the Louvre.

There is a small Maronite church at Bar'am, open only on holidays.