AMAZING ISRAEL: SHORT STORIES OF GREAT PLACES

This book is called "Short stories of great places" because it tells "the secret stories" of 26 different places in Israel and Palestine. Places which people usually have heard about but seldom really know about them. And this is why I've decided to put some of these stories together into this book. I've tried to keep it short and simple, as this is not a scholarly composition book. This is also definitely not a guide book either, as I've tried to avoid those "must hear" clichés about "must-see" places. For that, there are thousands of good and detailed Travelers Guide books. Instead, I want to tell some short stories of great places in this fascinating country. My target is to bring the inner levels of each great site’s background and open a "secret door" for my readers to the mystics of the Holy Land and to ensure that you feel at home there. And I've also added lots of photos, most of them I took myself, to bring a real vision of these places. In Israel and Palestine history and nature are everywhere. Altogether, there are over 250 nature reserves and National Parks in the country. Needless to say, an "average tourist" who comes to Israel for a week or two has no time to see even a small part of all that. Every year, new excavations uncover new layers of history and bring more surprises. Sometimes, basic things, which seemed to be obvious, become obsolete, and new horizons are opened. It is enough to dig underground parking in Jerusalem and find the Ancient Greek Citadel, Acra, which many people thought was just a legend. Or start building a new road in Judea Hills to find Khirbet Qeiyafa – a town dating back to King David times. But even those places, which seem to be well-known, usually hide some fascinating stories. And this is what this book is about. Read more