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Mamshit National Park
Much easier to reach than Shivta, Mamshit National Park is the ancient city also known as Memphis or Kurnub. It is the smallest but best-preserved Nabataean city in the Negev.Overlooking Wadi Mamshit, the settlement dates from the 1st century CE; it was later used by the Romans. Th
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Tomb of the Virgin Mary
One of the holiest sites in Christianity, this dim space is hung with ancient brass lamps and infused with a millennium of must. On her death (sometime in the middle of the 1st century), Mary was supposedly interred here by the disciples. A monument was first constructed in the 5th
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Jaffa Port
One of the oldest known harbours in the world, the port of Jaffa was mentioned in the Bible and was once the disembarkation point for pilgrims to the Holy Land. These days its predominantly an entertainment facility incorporating a boardwalk and warehouses hosting bars, restaurants
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Rabin Square
The biggest public square in the city, this huge expanse of paving stones was repaved and upgraded in 2011. It now has an ecological pond filled with lotus flowers and koi, a fountain that’s lit up at night, and some cool cafes around the perimeter. On the northern edge towers City
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Kibbutz Ketura
One of the most interesting of Israels kibbutzim, Ketura has transformed itself from an agricultural kibbutz into a leader in innovative eco-technology. Founded in 1973, it is unusual in that it is a multinational, religiously pluralistic community. Home to the internationally reno
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Burnt House
Buried under rubble for centuries and only recently excavated, this house was destroyed in 70 CE when the Romans put the city to the torch. The archaeological remains on display include Roman-era coins, stone tablets, ovens, cooking pots and a spear that were found at the site, as
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Mini Israel
Latrun’s newest attraction, Mini Israel, is designed to make you feel like Gulliver in the land of Lilliput. A theme park of sorts, Mini Israel shrinks 350 of Israel’s famed attractions down to scale-model size. The creators have undertaken the task with painstaking detail, going s
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Museum of Bedouin Culture
With the fast-paced social and technological changes of the 21st century, preservation of indigenous Bedouin culture is becoming increasingly important. This museum, which is located in the Joe Alon Center for Regional Studies, aims to promote Bedouin culture and heritage with exhi
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HaMeiri Dairy
Run by the same family for six generations, this small dairy takes about 50,000L of sheep’s milk a year and turns it into delicious cheeses, including soft, creamy Bulgarian cheese (aged for a full year) and a variety of gvina Tzfatit (Tsfat-style cheese; aged for six months) that’
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Franciscan Monastery & Church
An avenue of cypresses leads through this Catholic compound to a monastery, home to three Franciscan monks, a small garden of plants from around the world, the ruins of a Byzantine-era monastery, and the Roman Syrian–style Basilica of the Transfiguration , one of the Holy Land’s mo
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Ramon Visitor Centre
Perched on the makhtesh rim, this visitor centre operated by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority has an extremely helpful information desk providing information about the Makhtesh Ramon Nature Reserve, as well as a museum with four exhibition spaces, the most interesting of which
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Beit Jamal Monastery
On Rte 38, travel south for 6km until you see a sign for Bet Gemel (Beit Jamal), and head 2km up the road to the Beit Jamal Monastery . Selesian monks founded the monastery in 1919 and opened a meteorological station as a side project. The station still functions today. The origina
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Tel Hatzor
At this spot, archaeologists have uncovered no less than 21 layers of settlement from the 3rd millennium BCE to 732 BCE, when the Israelite city that stood here – whose 10th-century BCE gate may have been built by Solomon – was destroyed by the Assyrians. In times of siege, the sup
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Ades Synagogue
Built by the Syrian Halebi Congregation in 1901, this synagogue was named for Ovadia and Yosef Ades, the Aleppo brothers who financed the project. It quickly became a centre for Syrian hazzanut (Jewish liturgical singing) and saw the training of many a Jerusalem cantor. Inside, you
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Kibbutz Lotan
Embracing an ecological vision known in Hebrew as tikun olam (repairing the world), this kibbutz is known for its sincere and long-demonstrated commitment to sustainability and cooperative action. Visitors can take a guided daily tour at 9.30am (20NIS), spot wildlife in the kibbutz
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Hai
Wild animals that are mentioned in the Bible are bred at this nature reserve 35km north of Eilat, as are other endangered desert species. Divided into three areas – an area where herds of desert herbivores live in conditions similar to the wild; enclosures containing large predator
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Dead Sea Works
Israel’s only major natural resource – other than sunlight and the gas fields off the Mediterranean coast – is the Dead Sea, from which products ranging from magnesium chloride and anhydrous aluminium chloride to table salt and cosmetics are extracted. Founded in the 1930s, the DSW
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St George’s Cathedral
Named after the patron saint of England, who is traditionally believed to have been martyred in Palestine early in the 4th century, St George’s Cathedral was consecrated in 1910 and has a mixed Arabic- and English-speaking congregation. The church compound is a piece of the British
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Mey Kedem Tunnel
To supply water to Caesarea, the Romans built an extraordinary 23km-long system of canals, pipes and aqueducts – and a 6km-long tunnel. A 300m section of the tunnel is now open to exploration, provided you don’t mind wading through knee-deep H²O. Bring a torch (flashlight), a chang
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Western Wall Tunnels
For a different perspective on the Western Wall, join a tour of the Western Wall Tunnels, a 488m passage that follows the northern extension of the wall. Dug out by archaeologists, the tunnel burrows down to the original street level (nicknamed Market St by tour guides because it w
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