On a small territory of this Middle Eastern state, more than two hundred nature reserves and national parks have been created and exist. This is not surprising, because many significant historical events took place in the Promised Land in ancient times, and therefore in the reserves of Israel, literally every stone can tell an interesting story or tell about an important date. The flora and fauna of the region is also a matter of concern for the workers of national parks, because, despite the small size of the country and the southern latitude, the climate and nature of Israel is surprisingly diverse.
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For tourists, both natural and historical and archaeological reserves of Israel are of undoubted interest:
- The historical capital of Galilee, Zipori, 6 km northwest of Nazareth, existed for at least 100 years before the onset of a new era. Today, visitors to this nature reserve in Israel are invited to see not only the amphitheater, acropolis and residential buildings of the ancient Roman era, but also the amazing beauty of the mosaics, some of which are of undoubted interest for historians. The most famous is the Mona Lisa of Galilee, a portrait of a woman from a wealthy house, and the best preserved - "Nilometer" - depicts a device that allowed the Egyptians to predict the flooding of the Nile and predict the size of the coming harvest. Excavations in this nature reserve in Israel continue, and you can visit the restored sites any day.
- The mines of King Solomon is not a fabulous place, but a very real geographical object located in Timna National Park. The Israel Nature Reserve in the south of the country offers its visitors dozens of road, bicycle and walking routes through its territory. The most popular are the "Big Arch" with a visit to the Egyptian cave and copper mines, "Horod Gorge" with an excursion to the cave of Roman soldiers and "Paradise landscapes" with a walk along the Copper River.
- Israel's nature reserve on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea north of Tel Aviv is the legendary Caesarea, which was founded in the 4th century BC. The amphitheater in Caesarea is one of the oldest in the country. Today it has been restored and concerts of modern and classical music are often held on its stage. Among the main archaeological attractions of this reserve in Israel are the hippodrome, the palace of King Herod, the temple of Augustus and Roma, and other buildings of the Roman and Byzantine eras.
