Israel: attractions and places of interest

The Dead Sea is the most salty body of water in the world. It is called dead because, due to the large composition of salt, representatives of fauna and flora do not live here. The formed salt crust in the vicinity of the coast does not make it possible to grow either trees or plants. The sea has ot...

Masada's ancient fortress rises above the coast of the Dead Sea. It is located in Israel on the desert, on the top of a separately standing rock. The end of the rock is a wide plateau, on which the buildings of the fortress are erected. Masadu is surrounded on three sides of the rock, and from the ...

In one of the areas of Israel, called Latrun, there is a Mini-Israel, which is a miniature park. This open-air museum began its work in 2002. Here are presented various attractions of this country, only on a scale of 1:25. A fascinating complex in Israel occupies 60,000 m2, on which there are approx...

The Gethsemane Garden – is a biblical landmark that is located in Israel. It was in this area that Jesus Christ walked and brought his disciples here . He prayed here, rested, and was also deceived and arrested. On the lands of the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus spent his dying night before the crucifi...

Tourists began to visit the city of Haifa, which is located in Israel since 2001. And this, for good reason, because this year, on the local lands, a attraction was discovered, which is called the eighth wonder of the world. Its name sounds like Bahai Gardens. The construction of this park complex ...

Nimrod – this is the name of the fortress that is located in northern Israel. The fortress was built in the 13th century. Today, the ruins of Nimrod are national wealth. The height of this area reaches 800 meters above sea level. Throughout all the time, the fortress has changed its name more than ...

Herodium Fortress belongs to the national park located near the village of Tekoa, and is secured by Israel. Here, on an artificially grown hill, this ancient powerful castle erected by Herod the Great rises. This beautiful medieval building is not just the only one in the world that bears the name o...

Ein Gedi is Israel National Park. Located in the Judean desert, on Tel Goren Hill, next to the Nahal-David Gorge. The name of the park in translation means "the source of the kid". In 1953, a kibbutz with the same name was built here. Archaeological work is still being carried out in this area. The...

Gan HaShlosha - National Park of Israel. Its name translates as "Garden of Three", named after three mine-blasted in 1938, when they were looking for a good place for the kibbutz Nir David. For Arabs, the park is known under the other name Sahne, translated as "Hot Pool". And the name is not acciden...