Korazim National Park preserves the remains of an ancient Jewish village on the hills north of the Sea of Galilee. Its dark basalt buildings give the site a visual character unlike limestone cities elsewhere in the region. The principal monument is a richly carved synagogue, surrounded by domestic structures, courtyards, lanes and installations that help visitors see a community rather than a single religious building.
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority presents Korazim as a village known from the periods of the Mishnah and Talmud. Settlement developed around agriculture and local routes, and archaeological evidence documents rebuilding over time. The New Testament also names Chorazin in a passage paired with Bethsaida and Capernaum; that textual association explains much modern interest, but the visible remains must be understood through archaeology rather than assuming every wall belongs to the first century.