During the roman reign of Palestine, between 63 BCE until 324 AD, there had been a variety of constructions that had been carried out throughout the land. One of the most outstanding ones is the water supply system – the Roman Aqueduct. It had consisted of several independent yet interconnected…
Category: History
Eynot Petza’el- natural reserve
This natural reserve is located in the Jordan valley and is named after famous King Herod’s brother, who had ruled the Judean region- in the name of the Roman empire, during the first century BCE. Herod inherited after his brother died in battle and had established a city in his…

Muhraka
The Muhraka is located on the southern slope of Mount Carmel, near the Druze village of Daliyat el-Carmel. The word Muhraka means “The place of burning”. Tradition has it that this was the very Biblical site where the prophet Elijah fought the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-45). According to…

Daliat el-Carmel
Daliat el-Carmel is a Druze village, set on the slopes of the Carmel Mountain, in the north of Israel, near the city of Haifa. It’s a bright fully colorful with unique hospitality to passers by as well as to tourists. The village had been founded in the 17th century by…

David Ben Gurion’s Hut
David Ben Gurion was the 1st prime minster of the state of Israel. He started his role in 1948 together along with the declaration of Independence of Israel. He was born in Poland but decided to come and live in Israel in 1906, at the age of twenty, believing that…

Beit Jimal Monastery
The house of beatitude is the meaning of the name- Beit Jimal. It is a Catholic monastery that had been established in 1881, on the slopes of the Judean Mountains, near the city of Beit Shemesh. Tradition has it that this was the burial site of St. Stephen, who is…

Tel-Hay View
Tel-Hay is a northern village ,situated in the upper Galilee,. It is a historic site at which a battle took place on March 1, 1920. It was a most Significant event, as it had an immense impact on the Zionist movement in the land of Israel. Arabs attacked the Jewish…

The Tel-Hay Museum
In the northern village of Tel-Hay, in the upper Galilee, a battle took place on March 1, 1920. It was a most Significant event, as it had an immense impact on the Zionist movement in the land of Israel. The museum commemorates this important event in the Jewish struggle for…
Cheese, Oil and Nostalgia in Bat-Shlomo
Bat-Shlomo, on route between Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the Mediterranean shores, is a small, time honoring “Moshava” (small old settlement; from the days that Jewish immigrants came to Israel, to settle down in the promised land). It was funded in year 1889, is situated in the crossroads between Fureidis…

Church of St. John the Baptist
One of two highly important churches in Ein-Kerem is John the Baptist’s church. The church was built in the 19th century on the ruins of an ancient Byzantine and formerly- Crusader churches.It is located in the vicinity of Jerusalem. It is named after John the Baptist; St. John, in commemoration of…