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Central Israel covers Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and the coastal plain between them, a stretch packed with history. The posts here range from Caesarea on the coast through Bethlehem in the Judean Hills, the Jordan Valley, and Tel Aviv’s modern skyline. The geography is small but the historical and cultural concentration is hard to overstate.

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View North up the coast from Apollonia Ruins
Centre · Sharon

The Sharon Plain

A day on the Sharon coastal plain, off the regular tourist trail: viewpoints at Tzur Natan, an Ottoman tomb on a Samaritan synagogue, the Crusader ruins of Kakun, a soft-shelled turtle hike along Nachal Alexander, the Cheftzi-ba farm, and the cliff-top archaeology of Apollonia.

Nov 2012 · 6 minute read
View over the Sharon Coastal Plain from Tzur Natan Sheikh Musharef Tomb & Remains of Samaritan Synagogue Alexandroni Memorial at Kakun Crusader Fortress Ruins at Kakun Nachal Alexander Steam Powered Water Pump at Cheftzi-ba Farm View North up the coast from Apollonia Ruins Sidna Ali Mosque
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