The ancient site of the Samaritan Temple. A guard will unlock the gate to let you inside and will give a brief tour of the site. Once at the top, you’ll see the lowered floor that Samaritans say was the foundation of their Temple, which was built in the 5th century BCE. It only survived about 200 years before being destroyed by the Maccabees (a Jewish rebel army) in 128 BCE. The remains of a church, first constructed in 475 CE, have also been found here.
You can rent binoculars for an extra 10NIS.
