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5 must-visit historic sites in Israel

05.06.2019

Israel is well known for its incredible history and epic stories of the past. If you’re a history buff then you’ll certainly feel like a kid in a candy store while touring this amazing country

Nabi Samuel Park

Nabi Samuel Park is a fascinating combination of antiquities, agricultural terraced landscapes, mountain spring, and orchards. At the heart of the site is a large building from the Crusader period, containing the tomb of the prophet Samuel

Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park

National park and remains of a fishing village from the time of the Second Temple, on a site that was the focus of Jesus’ Galilee ministry.

Yehudiya Nature Reserve

Deep ravines cross the center of the rocky Golan Heights, through which waterfalls flow into deep pools. Between the canyons, a park forest of Mt Tabor oaks grows on the heights.

Belvoir (Kokhav HaYarden) National Park

Kokhav HaYarden National Park introduces visitors to the Belvoir Fortress - a complete Crusader castle, one of a kind in Israel, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Gil'ad from the heights of the Lower Galilee. A pedestrian footpath circumvents the fortress and passes the En HaYadid spring and the monument in memory of Orde Charles Wingate.

Hamat Tiberias National Park

The Tiberias Hot Springs National Park displays one of the most spectacular mosaics of ancient synagogues in Israel. On the site, where the Hot Springs of Tiberias flow, there is also a beautifully preserved 18th century structure of a Turkish Hamam.

Yahudiya Nature Reserve – Meshushim stream

The Meshushim Stream in the Yehudiya Nature Reserve offers visitors breathtaking views of deep basalt canyons with pools and bubbling cascades, fascinating geological phenomena, and flower-filled meadows.

Yarkon National Park – Yarkon Sources area

The Dan region’s green lung. The Yarkon National Park is divided into two parts: Yarkon Sources area and the Tel Afek area, Together they constitute a green lung and an island of tranquility in the middle of the most populated region in Israel. In this beautiful and tranquil national park you’ll find the clean Yarkon Stream with abundant water lilies, a wading pool, a charming lake and an ancient fortress with a controlling view of the region

Jerusalem Walls National Park

One of the most important sites in the Jerusalem Walls National Park is the City of David (ancient Jerusalem).

Bet Alfa Antiquities National Park

The zodiac mosaic and the story of the offering of Isaac.