HaZore‘im: Almonds, Trails and Archaeological Traces

This makes it possible to plan culinary, landscape and historical interests as distinct areas of focus.

Almonds and Café Shishu

Café Shishu is located at Meshek Avnaim in the moshav of HaZor‘im in Lower Galilee. Meshek Avnaim has been growing almonds for three generations and uses them in the café’s menu. This brings agricultural tradition and gastronomy together in a specific example: almonds are part of both the cultivation and the menu. If you would like to consider the connection between a regional product and its use in cooking when planning your trip, this almond tradition is a fitting focus.

Trails, Stream and Season

Nearby, the blue-marked trail runs through Nahal Adami and continues to Tel Adami. Along the trail, areas of flowering mountain lupine can be found in February and March. These months give this nature-watching opportunity a clear seasonal focus; if the blooms are important to your plans, visit during this period.

The route to the streambed of Nahal Adami requires crossing water, and conditions vary depending on the water level. Check current trail conditions and the water level before setting out. At the hidden spring of Ein Adami, natural vegetation prevents access to the spring itself. You can reach the stream and dip your hands in it. The spring and stream are therefore distinct points of interest: access to the spring is blocked, while the stream is accessible.

Roman and Byzantine Traces

Nearby are the ruins of Horvat Adami, also known as Hurbat Damin. They are the remains of a settlement from the Roman and Byzantine periods. The settlement lay on the Horan Road between the eastern Jordan Valley and Acre. The two names refer to the same ruins; the historical road reference places the settlement in the area between the Jordan Valley and Acre.

Archaeology in the Wider Destination of the Northern District

The wider destination of the Northern District also includes the archaeological sites of Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo. At Tel Hazor, the visit focuses on the upper city. This includes Solomon’s Gate, with six chambers and two towers dating to the 10th century BCE. Tel Hazor also preserves an underground water-collection system, an advanced engineering feat adapted to the geographic conditions for storing water. The excavated shaft is 45 meters deep, and steps three meters wide are cut into its vertical walls.

Tel Megiddo offers a different archaeological focus: its Early Bronze Age temple complex is exceptional for the number of its temples, the continuity of cult activity and its documented ritual activities. The orthogonal city plan from the Iron Age has few parallels in the Levant. Tel Megiddo is one of three tells preserving significant remains of cities with biblical connections and closely associated with events in the Bible. These regional themes complement the nearby natural and settlement traces with different aspects of earlier urban history.

Discover more destinations: Hukok, Shomera, Livnim, Shelomi, Vered Hagalil, Ein Ya'akov, Yavne'el, Bustan Hagalil

View the full travel overview: Israel.