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Ein Muda

Ein Shokek spring

The reenactment site of an ancient settlement in Beit She'an

The ancient bridge above Nahal Harod

Beit She’an national park Archeological remains and an impressive audiovisual show Known as Scythopolis during the Hellenistic period, Beit She’an has a beautiful national park with a fascinating archeological site to explore. It includes the remains of an ancient Roman thoroughfare, stone arches, pillars, a bath house, and a theatre, as well as those of a Byzantine basilica. If you feel like a challenge, you can walk up Tel Beit She’an, a hill with visible remains of 20 settlements from different historical eras dating back over 7,000 years with a picturesque 360° view of the area, and evidence of sophisticated plumbing and water

picnic corners, play areas, and more. (Since April, barbecues are forbidden). In Ein Shokek spring there’s a hidden cascade behind an ancient Ottoman flour mill and it’s absolute bliss to stand under the water and let its powerful flow massage your back and shoulders. There’s also a lovely picnic corner beside the spring, and a ‘wet’ walking trail that visitors can walk through to reach the ‘flour mill’ spring pool. The bridges walking trail Ancient bridges and flour mills A moderately challenging route, this trail is great for hiking, running, and walking. It connects two

ancient bridges that stand above Nahal Harod and divides into two main segments. You can complete either just one of them or both, at the pace of your choice, and admire the beautiful landscapes, fascinating archeological remains, ancient flour mill remains, impressive stone arches, and more, while doing so. There are benches and seating areas all along the way. The full length of the trail is 2.7 km. The first segment starts at the Nahal Harod parking lot in Beit She’an and ends at the basalt bridge where a water cascade spills into the canyon. parks.org.il

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