Ein Avdat National Park — Attraction in Ramat Negev Regional Council

An interesting place to understand better the Nebaten and their success in commerce. Very well preserved. Not "huge" yet has quite the right amount if artifacts to help realise what was there close to 2000 years ago and how people lived. For example the wine-press or the entrance tower with a written dedication an entrance Movie at start parts are also accessible for hanicap/ baby carts. Small but good info and the entrance visitor centre (where you pay + movie in many languages). You can go all the way to the top with the car, so no need for long walks. Perfect for older as well as the young. Don't skip the bathhouse which is down below and of course, the Nabatean temple in the fort (good explenations) and the view from 80m above the surrounding. I think it's best visited toward early morning or end of the day (note site closes at 4pm in winter and 5pm in summer). Entry fee. Visiting time is aprox ~1+ hour. To see more in depth and most of the sites (scattered around the main city area) I'd say add another hour. At the parking lot there are toilets and two food options: aroma (coffee sandwiches and salads) and...

The place is adjacent to the Paz gas station, where there is also a cafe-restaurant and McDonald's. The big place is a biblical site where a quarter that was used for residential purposes in the Byzantine period, churches and views of a stunning desert landscape are built. There are several tables for sitting at the bottom of the site. There is an option to get in with the vehicle until the site itself is located on a mountain ridge, you have to pay in the souvenir shop (28 NIS for students and 24 NIS to the top) and then you can enter with the vehicle. The payment is also for a pedestrian entrance where you climb the foot to the top of the mountain where the site is located but there is no guard in the place and besides the person in the store and collects the payment, no one enforces the payment at the entrance. The person in the store also manages the store so he does not check the people who enter the site. There are services at the entrance and they are well maintained and clean. In conclusion, the site is interesting and presents a good historical experience, nothing to do there more...

🇮🇱Avdat is a beautifully reconstructed ancient city that used to be the most important one after Petra 🇯🇴 on the ancient trade route, called “Incense road”, crossing the Arabian Peninsula from Petra to the port of Gaza and further to other parts of Roman Empire, between the 1st century BC and the VII century AD but was absolutely abandoned in 630 AD. 🇮🇱It served as a seasonal camping ground for thousands of Nabataean camel caravans, travelling along the deserted Petra–Gaza road with precious spices, incenses, accompanied by security guards, food & water supplies. 🇮🇱Now one can find only ruins of magnificent churches that were built here, as well the caves & sophisticated water storage systems, constructed in that way, that until now the scientists cannot understand the technologies that were used 👀!!! 🇮🇱I would recommend to join the guided tour organized by the Visitors’ center every other hour, as well as the crafts master class for kids & adults if you...