Israel
Golan Heights Food from the back of the truck!
The freshest of food straight from the back of a truck! The Golan Heights is renowned for delicious produce
Jerusalem Wailing wall
Jerusalem, Israel
The Wailing Wall - the only remaining part of the wall dating to the period of Herod's Second Temple
Jerusalem streetscape
Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem has many ancient street levels
Jerusalem shopping
Jerusalem, Israel
Shopping in Jerusalem
City of David
Jerusalem, Israel
City of David Jerusalem
Jerusalem Kotel tunnels
Jerusalem, Israel
Kotel tunnel tour takes us through the waterways that supplied water to the temple, and the ancient Herodian street level
Great food Druze village
Golan Heights, Israel
Delicious food in a Druze village
De Karina chocolates
Golan Heights, Israel
Cannot miss a visit to De Karina chocolate factory.
Mamshit Nabatu house
Mamshit, Israel
The 'Nabatu House' in Mamshit - a wealthy Nabatean town. The largest house in the city with interior courtyards, staircases which led to an upper storey and grand stables.
Masada the Roman breach
Masada, Israel
The Romans finally breached the wall of Masada after laying siege to the cliff-top fortress in 72/73 CE
Masada its a long way to the top
Masada, Israel
It is a long way to the top!
Mamshit Church baptismal font
Mamshit, Israel
The Western Church - 'Church of St Nilus'. A room in which baptismal rites took place.
Mamshit The wealthy house
Mamshit, Israel
This domed recess is at the entrance to 'The Wealthy House', it held the household water jar.
ATV tour Golan Heights
Golan Heights, Israel
ATV tour of the Golan Heights. Gain some insight into the recent history of Israel.
Avdat – landscape
Avdat, Israel
Station 62 on the Incense Route. From the Hellenistic period to the late Roman period (3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE) Advat was a small Nabatean settlement on the Incense Route. Advat as with many other settlemens along this trade route provided supplies to the caravans of camels that traversed the route from the Arabian Penisula to the port of Gaza for distribution to all parts of the Roman Empire.
Advat
Avdat, Israel
The temple precinct includes the remains of a Nabatean temple dedicated to Al-'Uzza, the goddess of love and beauty.
Bet She’an theatre
Bet She'an, Israel
The theatre in Bet She'an theatre dates to the First century CE with seating for 7,000 people. Renovations were carried out in the 2nd century. It continued to function as a Theatre throughout the Byzantine period.
Bet She’an city view
Bet She'an, Israel
The 'Palladius Street' in the ancient city of Bet She'an ( Scythopolis )
Caeserea – Hippodrome
Caeserea, Israel
The Hippodrome was built in the 2nd Century CE and was used for chariot racing. Its dimensions, 450 metres long and 90 metres wide was large enough to seat some 30,000 spectators. The position of the Hippodrome, adjacent to the coastline would have made it a pleasant place to enjoy the chariot races but also to appreciate the view of the Mediterranean Sea.
Caeserea aqueduct
Caeserea, Israel
Caeserea had neither rivers nor springs from which to access drinking water. During the Roman period (37BCE-324CE) and the Byzantine period (324CE-638CE) water was brought to the city via an aqueduct which originated at the Shuni springs. In low-lying areas, sections of the aqueduct was carried on arches. This portion of the aqueduct carried water for 5 km from an artificial reservoir created by the damming of the Crocodile River. It reached Caeserea at a height of 5.5m above sea level.
Caeserea – fortified Medieval city
Caeserea, Israel
Ruins within the fortified Medieval city (9th century Arab period)
