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gubbi1 Says: Around Israel you will come across different types of lizzards, which are often colored according to the colors of the rocks in their environment. So here the lizzards are grey. I was surprised of the size.
gubbi1 Says: Don't miss to go down into the moat. There are two stairs which you can use to go down and up again. It gives a very interesting perspective as the fortress really impresses and you know why it was almost uncapturable for the troups of Salah al-Din (Saladin) who besieged...
gubbi1 Says: From the crusader fortress Belvoir you have great views into the surrounding landscape. No wonder that it received its name Belvoir (beautiful view). From up here you can look down into and over the Jordan Valley and all the driving up the hill is forgotten. Of course the...
Martin_S. Says: This is the only remaining double arch in the ruins here, much of the massive walls used by the Crusaders were destroyed when the fortress was conquered by the Arab armies ranked against them so they could not be used again. How so much was destroyed and these delicate...
Bregman Says: Dating back to 1140, this Crusaders fortress has one of the most striking views (whence the original name Belvoir). There is a great view of the Jordan river valley and the sea of Galilee from the eastern part of the fortress. The fortress itself is quite impressive. You...
Jackiekg Says: The most complete Crusader fortress in Israel sits atop a basalt plateau and offers a spectacular view of the valley below and the Gilead Mountains, across the way. The fortress, when it was built, overlooked the most important crossings on the river, including Naharayim.
Get lost in Crusaders fortress in the Holy Land
curiouslumi Says: What can be barelly seen from the Jordan Valley road turns out to be the full scale Crusaders fortress once you climb the hill. Use your car to do 6km of the tiny road, then wander inside the walls built in XII century. A little brochure that you get on the entrance will...
Martin_S. Says: Here is part of that great view I was telling you about, this is looking down (eastward) into the Jordan Valley. Below you can see in the front center of the picture the Kibbutz of Neve Ur where I lived back in 1975...Just behind the Kibbutz you can see brown fields and...
Martin_S. Says: Take a look also at the ceiling, sometimes you find surprising details...this perfectly nice hole in the roof was very nicely CLOSED...and for what reason..there was another identical hole like this in an adjoining room left open.. Imagine yourself as a Crusader Knight,...
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What can be barelly seen from the Jordan Valley road turns out to be the full scale Crusaders fortress once you climb the hill. Use your car to do 6km of the...
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Cochav Hayarden - Crusader stronghold in Holy Land
Crusaders had build several fortresses in the HolyLand and this one is in the the best condition. It was built in the begining of XII century during just two years. Amazing fact considering the...
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Kochav HaYarden (Star of Jordan)
Kochav HaYarden (Star or Jordan) or KoaKob in Arabic or Belvior in English, is perched on the mountain above the Jordan valley halfway between the Sea Of Galilee and Beit Shean. This Crusader castle...
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In the Kochav Hayarden National Park you will find the impressive ruins of the Belvoir Crusader Fortress, which overlooks the Jordan Valley. In 1168 Hospitaller Knights bought the land from a French...
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Dating back to 1168, this fortress was one of the last holds of the crusaders in the Holy Land. It was taken by the Muslims in 1189, almost two years after the fall of Jerusalem, Acco and the other......
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Cochav Hayarden (Belvoir) National Park
The most complete Crusader fortress in Israel sits atop a basalt plateau and offers a spectacular view of the valley below and the Gilead Mountains, across the way, the fortress, when it was built...
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