Mount Berenice, Mountain summit in Lower Galilee, Israel.

Mount Berenice is a summit in Lower Galilee that rises approximately 190 meters above sea level. The hilltop provides views across the surrounding landscapes, including sightlines toward the Sea of Galilee in the distance.

In the 6th century a large church, about 1,400 m² in area, was built on the eastern summit, possibly over the ruins of a palace of Herod Antipas; a monolithic stone at its centre was venerated as a relic tied to Jesus' activity around the Sea of Galilee. Emperor Justinian I built a wall from Tiberias to the western summit, ending in two towers 15 m high with 7.5 m sides. The earthquake of 749 destroyed the buildings, but the church was repaired in the 8th century and served until after the Battle of Hattin. Excavations by Yizhar Hirschfeld began in 1990.

The hill is named after Princess Berenice, linked by Josephus to a palace of Herod Antipas in Tiberias. The 6th-century Church of the Anchor stood on the eastern summit, and in 2009 archaeologist Katya Citrin-Silverman identified a nearby building as an 8th-century mosque, possibly used alongside the church.

You can reach this location through marked trails that depart from several access points. The paths connect to roads from nearby towns.

The Byzantine Anchor Church on the eastern summit had a floor area of about 1,400 square metres, and at its centre stood a monolithic stone venerated as a relic, probably tied to stories of Jesus' activity around the Sea of Galilee.