Beit She'an National Park

Spectacular place to visit. Spent a good afternoon exploring in the heat and the shade. It was exciting to see the excavation. I visited the bathhouse and public latrines area. The main street was exciting as well. I didn't climb the hill and focused my time in the town.

Nice spot to see some ancient history! It was great to be able to see what a city would have looked like. If you do stop in be sure to check out the Egyptian ruins at the top of the hill overlooking the entire city. Lots of remains of ancient ruins like the colosseum, public sanitary, the theater, the city etc, etc. The architecture is amazing and what’s left of the buildings tell an amazing story about its greatness. Extremely good Roman archeological site….for its shape and all well preserved ruins (many mosaics, good theater,….) it is absolutely at the level of Rome forums

Now this place was it! Back in the day!!! Theres a latrine with marble seats for your 🍑 and marble floor for your feet! It's very clear it was a hot spot for trade and for entertainment!!! Unlike the town on the hill right next to it....the short hike up is completely worth the view! Go here if in Israel!

Nice spot to see some ancient history! It was great to be able to see what a city would have looked like. If you do stop in be sure to check out the Egyptian ruins at the top of the hill overlooking the entire city. Once at the top be sure to spot the fallen bridge as well, quiet the site!

We attended the evening sound and light tour which includes a ten minute sound and light and an hour guide led tour of many of the sites. The park is well lit in most parts. The sound and light was ok, projected onto the walls of the theatre sometimes the graphics were not the most clear. The tour is a bit intensive and at some point we left to just enjoy the spectacle without the guide. There were many children in attendance but I think their attention wanted as the tour progressed Small children might be frightened by loud music and sounds during the light show.

Deb then sat in the shade of some palms while muggins climbed the steps to the Tel – mound – of the original city. This was inhabited as far back as 4000 BC apparently and was an Egyptian administrative centre around 1600BC. There are allegedly remains of a fort constructed by King David but whether that is a case of starting with the answer you want and providing evidence to match or not I couldn’t say. The Tel certainly gave good views over the newer city but there was very little to see there if you weren’t an archeologist. So Deb had the right idea.

Stunning remains of over 20 layers of civilization. Most notable are the recent Roman ruins. One can picture chariots heading up and down the main street. The 7000 seat theater is mostly standing and the original public bathrooms are nearby, what a gas! There is an entrance plaza, a large bathhouse, streets, shops, a bridge, a ritual compound and more. An earthquake in 749 shook the Roman temple and the huge columns fell. They still lay there and it's hard to imagine that this is all real and not replicas. Amazing experience.

Lots of remains of ancient ruins like the colosseum, public sanitary, the theater, the city etc, etc. The architecture is amazing and what’s left of the buildings tell an amazing story about its greatness. This was a visit that I really enjoyed mostly for the experience of been there and all the history held in this place. I highly recommend to visit 🙌🏼👌🏼