Beyond the city
Masada National Park
UNESCO World Heritage 2001
Herod’s palace-fortress on a desert plateau above the Dead Sea.
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Image courtesy of © Godot13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Reserve ahead
- UNESCO 2001
- Address
- Masada, Tel Aviv
- Website
- en.parks.org.il
About Masada National Park
Masada, a national park since 1966 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, keeps Herod’s palace-fortress and the most complete Roman siege system found to date. Reserve ahead; the Tanners’ Tower is temporarily closed.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Masada National Park before you go.
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