The Massada of the Golan – Gamla – גמלא Gamla has it all: a dramatic saga, rugged landscape and magnificent vistas to match, and a wonderful foray into nature, including a ...
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Helicopter Crash Memorial, Israel
View Larger Map Helicopter Crash Memorial – אסון המסוקים Seventy-three rocks, representing the 73 victims of the 1997 helicopter disaster, stand out against the sky where the horrible accident occurred ...
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Jacob’s Ford by Metzad Ateret The crossing, known as Jacob’s Ford in ancient times, had settlements around it. Archaeological remains found in the area date to the lower Paleolithic, or Stone Age period ...
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View Larger Map Hermon Stream Nature Reserve (Banias) In 1867, Mark Twain visited Banias and wrote in Innocents Abroad: ” The whole place has a sleepy, stupid, rural look about ...
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View Larger Map Beit Ussishkin Museum – בית אוסישקין On my last visit to Beit Ussishkin Museum I was lucky enough to participate in a lecture by Yossi Ben ...
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Gilgal Rephaim Sixteen kilometers east of the Sea of Galilee in the western part of the historic Bashan plain of the Golan Heights , Israel are the ruins of a most ...
Read More »Temple Mount Compound – Accessible Audio Walking Tour in the Old City of Jerusalem
A Tour Through the Temple Mount – הר הבית Time of tour: 2 to 4 hours In the 7th century, the Muslims reached Jerusalem. The believers of the new religion ...
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View Larger Map Tel Dan National Park – תל דן is located between Kiryat Shmona and the Golan Heights. At Tel Dan you get two attractions for the price of one. ...
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Mitzpe Shalom – מצפה השלום, also known as Peace Lookout or Peace Vista, offers what is hands-down the most spectacular view you’ll find in Israel’s Southern Golan. The Hebrew name ...
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Hexagon Pool – בריכת המשושים One of the best rewards of visiting the Golan (and the reason we visited this spot in the first place) is to experience the little known ...
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