Category: Historical Site Guides
Practical and historical guides to sites of interest to Jewish history in Israel and Europe.
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The Western Wall Tunnels Guide
The Western Wall (Kotel) has been excavated by archaeologists since the mid-nineteenth century, but more recent, twenty-first century excavations have opened up the site anew to visitors, who can now experience the parts of the Western Wall beneath the built-up city in several proprietary tours. This guide discusses the various options and what you’ll see…
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Apollonia National Park (Arsuf, Tel Arshaf, Arsur)
Apollonia National Park, which was excavated beginning in the 1950s (continuing to the present) and opened to the public in 2002, preserves the remains of multiple layers of human habitation from antiquity until the high Middle Ages, including Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Samaritan, Byzantine, Arab Muslim, and Crusader buildings, on a stunningly beautiful site perched above…