Tel Dor

Hi,
As we spend the weekend at Nahsholim hotel, and had a short walk along the beach to visit Tel Dor. The hotel has a free guided tour of the archeological site on Sabbath mornings. But Jannaeus got bored with the guide pretty fast so we left it, and come back in the evening.

The Tel sits just on the water’s edge and holds a long history of the settlement of sailors along the history Most of the archeological findings from the site are shown in the nearby Mizgaga museum. You can choose to walk between two walking paths: the easy walk couple of meters above the water on the Kurkar ridge or the trail for experienced hikers on the rocky shore (each is about a km long).

When visiting here a couple of years ago on a fun day from work, there was not even a sign here. Nowadays it has signs and a visiting center (which we got to at the end of our walk.

On Friday we visited the Mizgaga Museum (which we could have visited on Sabbath as well – it is within a walking distance from the hotel and open on Sabbath) and Nili museum in Zikhron Ya’akov (which we had to drive to, and is closed on Sabbath).

Take Care
Gad

The view from our room, Tel Dor is on the right-hand side of the picture.
The view from our room, Tel Dor is on the right-hand side of the picture.

Looking North from the hotel to Tel DorLooking North from the hotel to Tel Dor

Archeological excavations on top of Tel Dor

The paved trail to the top of the TelThe paved trail to the top of the Tel

The Southern harbor and the lagoon

The top of the telThe top of the tel

The temple compound

The view from the top of the tel dor
The view from the top of the Tel

The way down from the top of tel dor, to the trail along the shoreThe way down from the top of tel, to the trail along the shore

The Kurkar rock on the water looks cut down by human, but not clear for what purposeThe Kurkar rock on the water looks cut down by human, but not clear for what purpose

A cave which probably part of the castle that stood hereA cave which probably part of the castle that stood here

Jannaeus walks slowly and carefully in the narrow trailJannaeus walks slowly and carefully in the narrow trail

Looking back at the narrow trail below the top of the tel
Looking back at the narrow trail below the top of the tel

The boulders that created the wall for the temple compound - Tel Dor
The boulders that creates the temple compound wall

The shore

The shipyard

Along the sea line

The purple dye industry

A wall. Might be the Tel outer wall
A wall. Might be the Tel outer wall

The end of the walking trail on the water
The end of the walking trail on the water

A sign stating the fishing restrictions
A sign stating the fishing restrictions

The history of Tel Dor on the visitors center wall
The history of Tel Dor on the visitors center wall

The site map
The site map

Looking North along the sea from the roof of the visitor center building

Looking East to Mount Carmel from the roof of the visitor center building

Looking South to Kibbutz Nahsholim and the Mizgaga museum from the roof of the visitor center building

Looking West to the sea from the roof of the visitor center building.

Going back, left to short and easy walk and right to the walk on the water
Going back, left to short and easy walk and right to the walk on the water

A bridge over a small stream crossing the Kurkar ridge
A bridge over a small stream crossing the Kurkar ridge

Jannaeus crossing the bridge
Jannaeus crossing the bridge

Looking north along the shore of Tel Dor
Looking north along the shore

 

The theater, now covered with soil

Looking on Shipyard of Tel Dor from above
Looking on Shipyard  from above

One of the small island spread on the water infront of the Tel Dor
One of the small island spread on the water in front of the Tel Dor

Looking on the temples to the direction of the water
Looking on the temples to the direction of the water

Archeological remains gathered on the Tel
Archeological remains gathered on the Tel

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