ISRAEL - Dead Sea - Masada - Tiberias
The Dead Sea is a salt lake lies in the Jordan Rift Valley. The lake's is 430.5 metres (1,412 ft) below sea level, making its shores the lowest land-based elevation on Earth. With a salinity of 342 g/kg, or 34.2%, it is one of the world's saltiest bodies of water – 9.6 times as salty as the ocean – which makes swimming similar to floating.
Masada is an ancient fortification located on top of an isolated rock plateau in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE.
Tiberias has been held in great respect in Judaism since the mid-2nd century CE, and since the 16th century has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed.
BEST TIME to VISIT JERUSALEM
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ISRAEL.
From April to October
road along the Dead Sea
Masada is an ancient fortress built on a plateau overlooking the Dead Sea.
Ruins of the palace - Here the storerooms
old Synagogue
A cable car and a long, winding path climb up to the fortifications, built around 30 B.C.
A cable car and a long, winding path climb up to the fortifications, built around 30 B.C. The fortress was originally constructed by King Herod in 31 BCE.
arrival at the top of the plateau
Masada is an ancient fortress built on a massive plateau overlooking the Dead Sea.
storerooms in 2022, the Dead Sea is far away compared to the next picture from the eighties
This picture is from the eighties and it's obvious that the Dead Sea was larger and closer
Salt on the shore
Relax at the swimming pool
Tourists walking on the beach
overview
Al-Aqsa Mosque
Western Wall - Wall of lamentations
floatting on the very salty dead Sea
Snorkeling
along the shore
Masada National Park - the plateau
resort on the shore of the Dead Sea
Floating on the salty Dead Sea
overview
Nubian Ibex (female) in the wild
Garden with flowers
Nubian Ibex (female) in the wild
Masada National Park - View of the casemates and fortifications
Masada National Park - The fortress is located at the top of a plateau and is overlooking all the aera
gate of the old fortress
Masada National Park - Ruins at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Ruins at the top of the plateau - Mosaics well preserved
Masada National Park - Ruins of the Palace at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Ruins of the Synagogue at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Ruins of the fortifications at the top of the plateau are overlooking the aera
Masada National Park - Ruins at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Ruins of the Palace at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Overview of the landscape around Masada : salt and rocks
Masada National Park - Ruins of the Palace at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Ruins of the Palace at the top of the plateau
Masada National Park - Ruins of the Palace at the top of the plateau - Casemates and fortifications
Masada National Park - Ruins of a wareroom at the top of the plateau
Sea of Galilee - view from a hotel
Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee - Dive and swim from the platform
Sea of Galilee - have fun!
Art Gallery
the salt crystallizes on the Dead Sea shore
the salt crystallizes on the Dead Sea shore
Typical landscape
village of En Gedi
The ibex seems disoriented in the middle of this crossroads
Typical landscape
En Gedi Reserve
the salt crystallizes on the Dead Sea shore
the salt crystallizes on the Dead Sea shore
Salt is harvested from the dead Sea
Sunrise on Dead Sea
old building
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel and has a large Haredi and Orthodox community and remains a center for Jewish religious studies.
old building
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel - old building
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel - old building
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel - old building
Narrow street
old house - entrance
old house
street view
House entrance
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel and has a large Haredi and Orthodox community and remains a center for Jewish religious studies.
street view
street view
old house
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel and has a large Haredi and Orthodox community and remains a center for Jewish religious studies.
street view
street view
Safed is one the holiest cities in Israel and has a large Haredi and Orthodox community and remains a center for Jewish religious studies.
Old building
Old city - Fountain
hotel - courtyard
City centre - Old Mosque
City centre - Old Tower
City centre - old building
City centre - Fast Food
relax at the swimming pool
City centre - Street view
City centre - street view
City centre - Old ruin and street view
City centre - old building
City centre - old building
City centre - old Mosque
City centre - relax at the hotel
City centre - Path to the Sea of Galilee
City centre - Busy!
City centre - old building