Discover Amka: Art and Mosaics at Dugma Farm

If you are looking for a hotel in Amka, you can plan your stay around specific interests. Dugma Farm in the moshav of ‘Amqa offers a local highlight with mosaics and artworks made from reused materials. Archaeological sites in the wider destination of the Northern District are another distinct area of interest. This brings together outdoor artworks and historic city sites and engineering structures as different themes to consider when planning your trip.

Dugma Farm: Outdoor Art and Visitor Offerings

The outdoor grounds of Dugma Farm feature mosaics and artworks made from reused materials. This combination makes both the mosaics and the choice of materials a defining feature of the farm. When planning your visit, you can focus on the landscaped outdoor areas and the materials used.

The local tourism portal describes a light, homemade dairy meal offered at every visit to Dugma Farm. The cheese-making workshop at Dugma Farm includes a personal recipe collection. If you are interested in the offering or the workshop, confirm that the meal is available and coordinate your plans directly with the farm.

Getting There and Finding Your Way

The local information states that the drive from ‘Amqa to Nahariya railway station takes ten minutes. From there, train services run to the Krayot, Haifa, and Tel Aviv. The ten minutes refers to the drive; check the travel time for your specific date. If you plan to use the train, check the services from Nahariya for your travel dates.

Archaeology in the Northern District

In the wider destination of the Northern District, Tel Hazor is a biblical tell with significant remains of a city associated with biblical accounts. The visit focuses on the Upper City. There you will find Solomon’s Gate, with six chambers and two towers dating to the 10th century BCE. A Canaanite palace was used by the kings of Hazor in the 14th and 13th centuries BCE. A Late Bronze Age palace is described as the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most significant in the Levant.

The underground water collection system preserves significant remains and is considered a sophisticated engineering achievement, adapted to the geography for water storage. The excavated shaft is 45 meters deep, with steps three meters wide carved into its walls. The fortifications are also a striking feature: they are considered the finest example of their kind in the area stretching from southern Turkey to the northern Negev. Tel Hazor National Park can be reached from the north and south via Route 90 toward Ayelet Hashahar. Check your navigation before setting out.

In the wider destination of the Northern District, Tel Megiddo offers a different archaeological focus. Tel Megiddo is a biblical tell and one of three tells that preserve significant remains of cities associated with biblical accounts and are closely linked to events in the Bible. Particularly distinctive is its Early Bronze Age temple complex, notable for the number of its temples, the continuity of cult activity, and documented ritual practices. A later feature is the orthogonal Iron Age city plan, which has few parallels in the Levant. This makes it possible to distinguish the two sites in the Northern District thematically: Tel Hazor draws attention, among other things, to the Upper City, water engineering, and fortifications, while Tel Megiddo is known for its early temple complex and later urban planning.

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To the overview of the wider destination: Akko.