Attractions & sights
Large ruin in the Adulam nature reserve west of Tzafririm with cisterns, storage caves and Bar Kokhba-era hiding tunnels, including a 100-metre crawl that needs a torch.
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Horvat Midras
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Stone fire-lookout tower built by KKL-JNF in 1957 in the middle of Britannia Park; visitors can climb to its balcony for a view over the Judean lowlands and coastal plain. The car park has tables, water and toilets.
Attractions & sights
Hill on the south side of the Elah Valley overlooking the David and Goliath battlefield, known for blue lupins and anemones in March and April.
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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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