Discover Sallama

Scenery and trails along Nahal Tzalmon

If you are looking for a hotel in Sallama, you can consider the scenery as one factor when choosing a destination. From Sallama, there are views of the mountains of Lower Galilee and Nahal Tzalmon. Salama is near the Nahal Tzalmon Nature Reserve. The views and the reserve offer two different ways to connect with nature: views of the mountains and the Nahal, and proximity to a protected area.

Nearby, the linear hiking trail along the middle section of Nahal Tzalmon is rated easy. This rating distinguishes the trail as a specific hiking option from the views from Sallama. There are 14 grain mills along Nahal Tzalmon, most of which are now in ruins. This brings together two interests: the trail rated easy and the mill heritage along the Nahal. The route offers a hiking option, while the mill ruins draw attention to the former use of Nahal Tzalmon.

A Bedouin experience in Salama

The Galilean Bedouin Experience in Salama offers a cultural experience. Ziad and his wife Zada welcome guests with refreshments under a mulberry tree in the courtyard of their home. They talk about Bedouin life, the connection with nature, and the changes in Bedouin society in recent years. Activities are available by prior arrangement. Alongside the scenery and hiking trail, this offers a personal exchange about a way of life and social change as a distinct reason to visit.

Archaeological sites in the Northern District

In the broader destination of the Northern District, Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo are distinct archaeological sites. Their structures and history offer a different focus from the views and Bedouin encounter in Sallama.

A visit to Tel Hazor focuses on the upper city. In the water system, steps three meters wide are carved into the walls of the vertical shaft; the excavated shaft is 45 meters deep. The underground water-collection system is an advanced engineering achievement adapted to the geography for water storage. Archaeological features also include Solomon's Gate, with six chambers and two towers dating to the 10th century BCE, and the Canaanite palace used by the kings of Hazor in the 14th and 13th centuries BCE. The Late Bronze Age palace is considered the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most significant in the Levant. Tel Hazor's fortifications are considered the best example of their kind in the area 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.

Tel Megiddo offers a different archaeological focus. The biblical tell preserves significant remains of a city with biblical connections. The Early Bronze Age temple complex is exceptional in terms of the number of its temples, the continuity of its cult activities, and its documented ritual practices. The orthogonal city plan from the Iron Age has few parallels in the Levant.

Discover more destinations: Kfar Shamai, Ma'ale Gamla, Hurfeish, Ka'abiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre, Yuval, Hazon, Nir Akiva, Ein Kinya

For the broader travel overview: Israel.