Attractions & sights
Salesian monastery and convent on the hill just south of Beit Shemesh, with Byzantine church remains, the Church of St Stephen and a concert hall. The nuns' convent hosts Saturday concerts.
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Beit Jamal Monastery
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Attractions & sights · RBS Daled (D)
Canaanite city mound of about 180 dunams inside Beit Shemesh, identified with biblical Yarmut, with remains of walls, a palace and an acropolis and a view over the city. The path starts from Abaye Street in RBS Daled.
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Attractions & sights · Old Beit Shemesh (city centre)
Sculpture garden on Jabotinsky Street in old Beit Shemesh, set up in 1993 by two local artists in memory of their son, an officer killed on duty. The stone, wood and metal works deal with Jewish history and tradition, and the garden is a declared heritage site.
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Attractions & sights
Walled hilltop site above the Elah Valley south of Beit Shemesh, between Tel Azeka and Tel Socho, excavated from 2007, with two gates and finds dated to the time of King David.
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