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Trips:
1. See the Past Cast: Qesaryya and the region /
by Eli Meiri
We'll start our tour in Tel Aviv. We'll go by an accessible bus or
minibus – starting our tour on the “Tel Aviv – Haifa highway Nu. 2.”
Passing over Hertzliya, Natanya, and Hadera. We'll turn west at the
Qesaryya interchange. Pass “Rabin power station” and get to the
entrance of the old city of Qesaryya .
Qesaryya has seen many changes through history. Between the 6th
and the 4th centuries BCE it was a Phoenician village. In
30 BCE the Roman awarded the village to Herod. He built the city up
and named it in honor of his patron Octavian Caesar. And till our
days it passed under many rulers.
Here we'll get down from the bus and start our trip. Right by the
entrance we'll find the most impressive structure remaining in
Qesaryya from the time it was erected – The Roman Theater. Semi –
circular in shape, it has 4,000 stone sets and is still in use today
for many different shows.
We'll go on to the other side of the theater towards the sea side
and here we'll find the remains of a Roman palace with a beautiful
pool. Strolling on we'll get to the Roman Hippodrome. We can still
see the seats on the east side, and remains of a palace that was
build later on when the hippodrome wasn't in use. On through the
beach promenade we'll get to the gate of the Crusaders part of the
city.
Some Crusaders buildings on the beach were renovated in the 19th
century and we can see here a Mosque that was attended to by Moslem
people from Bosnia that were lived there.
In this part we can find fish restaurants and some art shops and
galleries. We'll get out through the northern parking place while
observing ongoing excavations sites.
The bus will wait for us here. We'll get on the bus and go to visit
Ramat Hanadiv in Zichron Ya'aqov.
Accessibility Information:
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Right after entering the old city, by
the Roman Theater you can find accessible toilets.
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Some of the restaurants in the
Crusaders city are accessible.
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All the way from the entrance – the
Roman Theater to the Crusaders city is accessible for
wheelchairs.
Other Attractions in the Region:
Zichron Ya'aqov and Ramat Hanadiv.
Kibbutz Sedot Yam.
Recknati Museum in the new part of Qesaryya .
Accommodation in the region:
Dan Qesaryya Hotel – no accessible rooms.
Sdot Yam Guest House – no accessible rooms.
Nasholim Guest house – some accessible rooms are available.
