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The famous "Mushroom" (new photos)
Martin_S. Says: From the parking area you can see the mushroom formation in the distance and it will seem to be of no importance...but as you approach it over the open desert of the Timna landscape it will begin to "grow". Standing under its colorful "umbrella" of rock it seems to reach out...
Martin_S. Says: The "Mushroom and a Half" is the famous Mushroom's poor brother. Although I think it is the more beautiful of the two, in terms of color it is more striking, a reddish ocher that is especially beautiful at sunset. The last photo shows Lea so you can have an idea of the size.
Martin_S. Says: The "new" Timna park has now put up these cheezy mock Egyptian statues along both sides of the entrance road, really BAD. The new cinema where you can watch a movie telling about Timna, its nature and history is almost as bad, but the information is good.As you drive in you...
Bregman Says: Maybe the most famous rock formation in Timna are Solomon Pillars.
oshatz Says: Timna Park is actually a valley (the Valley of Timna), surrounded by steep mountains. The special Geology of the valley makes Timna Park unique for its rock formations, of which the Mushroom, Solomon's Pillars and the Arch are specifically noted.
Martin_S. Says: This canyon wall was found with creatures carved into the soft sandstone face. I am not aware of a specific date given for the drawings, but they may be pre-Israelite.
Amode Shlomo (Solomons Pillars)
Martin_S. Says: Solomon's Pillars, found in the Timna Park just 40 kilometers north of Eilat is one of the main attractions there. The pillars rise above you between 20-30 meters sheer from the desert floor. There are several paths that you can take to reach the top, but the view from the...
Martin_S. Says: They estimate that this has been standing since the time when the Queen of Sheeba had her copper mines here along with King Solomon. The action of the gritty sand in the high winds in the changing seasons here have caused the weathering, NOT the action of water, of which...
Carmela71 Says: some of the rock carvings, the originals and the replicas can be founded next to the charriots ones... (well actually on the way to them lol)
Carmela71 Says: This half mushroom of red sandstone rock shaped by wind and water is not the only one you will find here, there are many other formations and you can guess what they are....
Carmela71 Says: One of the most famous sights in Timna is The Mushroom.It is a red sandstone rock shaped by wind and water that looks like a gigantic mushroom. But apart of this you can see many more amazing formations in Timna.
Carmela71 Says: You can find this drawings on the stones, they represent the rituals and lifestyles of the people who lived on the area.You can see scenes of hunting, animals, etc. but the most famous are the Charriots, the imagen of the egiptian charriots, that is situated in the narrow...
Carmela71 Says: Here in Timna Park we can find the world's earliest mine, beloning to the period when man first learned to produce copper. Maybe we are talking about 6000 years lolThere are many ancient copper mines in the valley, some look like holes in the ground, others are caves hewn in...
Carmela71 Says: The King Solomon´s Pillars are the result of natural erosion, typical of red sandstone.The moisture seeps into the fissures and causes the crumbling of the rock.As the exterior layer of the stone is more resistant to the erosion so it creates this peculiar look of the...
Carmela71 Says: This archers are next to the mines, and are natural rock formations due to teh erosion of the rock...Where eveer we looked around, we saw great ones of incredible forms....Check travelogues for more photos...
Carmela71 Says: In the price of the entrance is icluyed a coffe or a tea at the Bedouin tent by the lake. You can relax on the cushions and enjoy a light Middle Eastern-style meal.the Pitta bread there was really nice.
Martin_S. Says: There are many more things to see and do than you find only at Solomon's Copper Mine and his "Pillars", the whole of the Timna Park is full of walks that you can do. Take a look at the website attached and open the section "Tours and Maps" to see for yourself. The pictures...
Bregman Says: Any visitor to Timna sees the rock formations, but many visitors doesn't bother to look for less visible things, like these ancient rock painting.
Timna - working bellows to make copper
Martin_S. Says: The park authorities at Timna also give demonstrations on how Solomon's miners would make copper. Here you can see Tal working a foot bellows to make air which makes the fire hotter in the smelter.
Martin_S. Says: This curved wall was "built" buy the action of wind and sand on the soft stone. No water here to do the erosion, the average YEARLY rainfall is in the range of 60-80 mm (yes a year), that is about 2.5-3 inches....
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Timna Park is around 30 km north of Eilat. We went to visit it while our visit to Eilat, as I always wanted to see the solomon pillars, but it was even far better that what i expected, as the whole...
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This is the "mushroom" of Timna, one of its two most famous landmarks, the other being the Shlomo Towers. Here Zohara, Tal and I take the short walk from the parking lot. It is only recenlty that the...
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A little north of Eilat you'll find the park of Timna. This is one of the unique places in Israel. You can drive your car around the park and go for short hikes around. There are unique rock...
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Timna Valley is located about 25km northern to Eilat in the center of the red Valley. The whole park is about 60sq. km. and In the lower parts of these cliffs and on the slopes in front of them,...
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