Attractions & sights
Catholic pilgrimage church about 5 km west of Beit Shemesh, built in 1927, with walls inscribed with the Ave Maria in 280 languages and an 8-metre bronze statue over the entrance.
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Deir Rafat Monastery
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Attractions & sights
A 36-metre fresco painted in 1970 by Avraham Ofek on three walls of Kfar Uriah's community hall, described by the council as the largest fresco in Israel, plus the moshav's old khan.
Attractions & sights
Family winery founded in Jerusalem in 1870, now based near Tzora, with a visitor centre.
Attractions & sights
Winery at Kibbutz Tzora making wine only from its own vineyards; guided tastings by appointment.