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the road. (Sun-Thur, 11am-4pm, Fri Sat, from 10am) kadma-wine.co.il The Adullam-France Park Archeological remains and flowers in bloom This sprawling park spreads across 50km 2 and features major archeological sites form the Second Temple period, as well as hiking and biking trails. Two of the most interesting sites are Hurvat Ethri and Hurvat Madras. The Ethri site includes remains of an ancient synagogue, winepress, water wells, and tunnels that you can explore with the help of a flashlight. At the Madras site, you can see a spectacular mosaic and the remains of a 6 th -century Byzantine church, as well as those of an impressive 10m columbarium, a dove-breeding stone tower, and over twenty underground tunnels and passages. The park looks out onto the breathtaking landscapes of the Elah Valley and the Judean Foothills, which include Tel Sokho, where gorgeous purple lupine flowers blossom all through spring, in a carpet of yellow daisies, mustard flowers, poppies, and more - the perfect setting for an alfresco picnic. tour-yehuda.org.il Mush-Room Gourmet mushrooms in Moshav Tzafririm Husband and wife duo Gal and Roni Gabay established their one-of a-kind gourmet mushroom farm in picturesque Moshav Tzafririm five years ago. Here, a whole range of specialty mushrooms, such as lion’s mane, black pearl, pink and yellow oyster, and lilac oysterling, are cultivated year round. These mushrooms are not only spectacularly beautiful to look at, but they’re also considered to be superfoods with exceptional

The Adullam-France Park I Photo by Mateh Yehuda Tourism

Mush-Room farm I Photo: Mateh Yehuda Tourism

Hiking Trails I Photo by Mateh Yehuda Tourism

meat dishes are served here as well, including Argentinian asado and choripán, a type of grilled chorizo sandwich. (Friday and Saturday, 9am-3pm) eretz-tova.com The Kadma Winery, Kfar Uria Tour and wine tasting Kadma is the only winery in Israel to use an ancient clay cask winemaking technique. Owner Lina Slutzkin, who until 15 years ago worked in high-tech, discovered it on a trip to Georgia, the country of her birth, and where the technique is still in use. After her trip, she decided to leave her job and become a winemaker, adopting

the Georgian winemaking method, by which the wine is fermented underground inside big terracotta vessels that are lined with beeswax, which reduces the oxygen transfer during the long fermentation process. Today, Slutzkin’s winery is a boutique winery in the heart of the Judean Hills, on a site where archeological remains of an ancient winepress were uncovered, adding yet more meaning to the wine produced here. Visits to the winery are led by Slutzkin herself and include a tour of the vineyards and a wine tasting session. Kadma also has a beautiful café with a panoramic view, where you can order a picnic basket to take with you for

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