Amazing views and an interesting past can be found in the mountaintop castle of Masada, which looks out over the untamed landscape of the Dead Sea region.
Here, the Zealots made their last stand against the Roman Legions and King Herod’s once-powerful palace once stood.
If you enjoy hiking, the serpentine Snake Path is the ideal route to the summit and offers fantastic views the entire way. If not, board the cable car to enjoy the sights without breaking a sweat.
Yoram Cave, an almost inaccessible cave located on the sheer southern cliff face 100 meters below the plateau, was discovered to contain numerous plant remains, including 6,000-year-old barley seeds in such good condition that their genome could be sequenced. This is the first time this has been accomplished with a Chalcolithic plant genome, which is also the oldest ever sequenced. [The findings assisted in determining that the earliest domestication of barley, previously dated to 10,000 years ago elsewhere in the Fertile Crescent, occurred further north up the Jordan Rift Valley, specifically in the Upper Jordan Valley[dubious – discuss] in northern Israel. The Yoram Cave seeds were discovered to be quite distinct from the wild variety.
There are plenty of other things to do for visitors who are not interested in religious sightseeing within churches, synagogues, and mosques. The Dead Sea is an unusual natural wonder in which you cannot sink. The natural beauty of the Galilee region ticks all the boxes for those who want to hike in nature.