Mount Zion, a hill south of the Old City in Jerusalem, is mentioned in the Bible, and you can visit different landmarks there. Note: I took the featured photo of the Dormition Abbey during the Jerusalem Festival of Light. Map Mount Zion is adjacent to the South of the Old City. Mount Zion is located…
Davidson Center is a magnificent archaeological park near the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, with findings from different periods. Short Description Adjacent to the Western Wall lies an impressive archaeological park. The park contains artifacts from different periods: the First and Second Temple periods, the Byzantine Muslim period, the ancient Crusades period,…
At Hamat Tiberias National Park, you can enjoy hot springs and archeological remains (with a stunning zodiac mosaic in the Synagogue). Map Hamat Tiberias National Park is located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias. On the following map, you can see this national park on the left coast below Tiberias….
Ticho House is a little gem in the center of Jerusalem. You can find an art exhibition and restaurant in this historic building. Note: the official name is Ticho House, but because the lower floor is dedicated to Anna’s works and the cafe is called Anna, many people call it Anna Ticho House. Map Ticho…
More than half a million tourists and pilgrims annually visit Yardenit Baptismal Site on the Jordan river shore near Kibbutz Kinneret. Note: if you are interested in Yardenit as a leisure place (where you can put up a tent and swim in the water) and not the baptismal site, see my post about the nearby…
The American-German Colony is a small residential neighborhood in Tel Aviv-Yafo. And it is one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Map Recently we went scouting for Street Art in Tel Aviv and looked at Graffiti At Florentin. We passed near the American-German Colony on our way to the Florentine neighborhood. And that is because it…