Tel Megiddo Travel Guide

 gubbi1 Says:  Towards the Jezreel Valley you will find two lookouts allowing you a view over the very flat valley. I enjoyed this especially if you are there during a calm day. 

 gubbi1 Says:  The water system is probably the highlight of your visit. A huge staircase leads down into a deep hole. Inside you will follow a tunnel over 70 meters to reach the water depot. It is amazing what people have done so many years ago. But it was necessary to access water even... 

 gubbi1 Says:  Walking through the National Park of Megiddo you will pass by an impressive hole in the ground supported by brick stones. This deep structure is making up the impressive granary. It is 7 meters deep and 11 meters in diameter. 

 gubbi1 Says:  In Megiddo there are two large staples well visible giving the idea that many horses were held here. Megiddo probably was an important cavalry base. Don't miss the southern staples and have a look at the feeders which help to imagine how the staples looked like. 

 gubbi1 Says:  The Canaanite City Gate is your access to the ruins of Megiddo if you enter the park from the main entrance. It was a ceremonial gate, not for defence, still the walls are pretty thick and impressive. The gate originates from the Late Bronze Periode (1550 BC to 1150 BC)... 

 Martin_S. Says:  The water system of Megiddo was built underground to provide access to the water source during siege of the city. Sorry that the definition of the picture here on VT does not allow you to read the map and explanation. You can see the aboveground section where the stairs lead... 

 Martin_S. Says:  This central area in the Megiddo site was said to be the "Holy Precinct". Did not see anything to distinguish this area from those surrounding it, maybe the artifacts that were dug up during excavation were what told the story. As you can see very little restoration has been... 

 Martin_S. Says:  Hrvojka and Zohara are exploring the Late Bronze Period Gate, on the northern side of Megiddo. There has been some little restoration here, but not much, this area is pretty much as it was found. 

 FruitLover Says:  A map shows the geo-strategic location of Israel and Megiddo in ancient times.For thousands of generations, a network of roads constituted the land link between peoples and countries located in the Ancient Near East, the most important road being the one passing the length... 

 FruitLover Says:  In the early Canaanaite Period (2400-2200 B.C.E.) three temples existed on the sanctified site of Megiddo, and also a platform which was constructed a few hundred years before.The diorama in the pic shows the platform while a religious ceremony is taking place, with the rear...