Israel

The Khan Be’erot Campgrounds is located at the center of Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert. The camping area is designated to serve visitors and hikers, and to reduce the …

Ramon Crater, also known as the makhteshim Ramon, forms Israel’s largest national park, the Ramon Nature Reserve. The crater is the world’s largest erosion crater or makhtesh and is part …

Mitzpe Ramon is a town located in the center of the Negev on the edge of Ramon Crater which is the largest natural crater in the world. It was originally …

Beit Shean National Park, properly Bet She’an, contains the ruins of the best-preserved ancient Roman city in Israel. The Bet She’an is located in the Galilee and has been continuously …

Caesarea National Park is a coastal city in northern Israel, famous for its ancient Hellenistic ruins of an ancient Roman city. Located between Tel Aviv and Haifa, Caesarea is one …

Israel’s Negev Desert covers over half of Israel spanning the southern section of the country and includes the southern section of the Dead Sea. While Jerusalem is my favorite city, …

Ashdod is a 3,700 year old port city, the largest city in the south of Israel, and one of the oldest cities in the country. It was formed as an …

The Tomb of Benei Hezir dates to the Hasmonean period and is hewn entirely inside the cliff. It is the oldest of four monumental rock-cut tombs in the Kidron Valley …

Tomb of Absalom, Absalom’s Pillar, or Yad Avshalom, is an ancient rock-cut tomb with a conical roof located in the Kidron Valley in Jerusalem. The name of the tombstone indicates …

The Kidron Valley is a hidden treasure outside the Old City of Jerusalem which in the spring is carpeted with wild flowers. From the street you cannot tell it is …