REGIONAL
SITES
TEL NITZANA
Nearby
sites include the ancient ruins of Tel Nitzana. The ruins show clearly that at
one time this was a busy, bustling town. It is located on the next hill over
from the present Nitzana with the beautiful Path of Peace running nearby.
The Path of Peace, an environmental sculpture created
by Israeli artist Dani Karavan runs over 3,000 
meters from the hills of
Nitzana to the Israeli-Egyptian border.
It is made up of 100
round columns and on each column the word "PEACE" is inscribed in a different
language. The languages represent the people who have traveled through or lived
in this area down through the course of history. The languages of Hebrew and
Arabic start and end the path.
Take a tour of the beautiful fruits,
vegetables, flowers and fish that are grown in this arid desert region. Taste
the salicornia and tomatoes. Sample the wine and honey. See for yourself the
miracle of desert agriculture. At nearby Ezuz you can go for a camel or donkey ride.
Visit Beerotayim for a real Bedouin experience
and afterwards pamper yourself with a soothing massage, sauna and spa and
stay in a cabin that overlooks the magnificent view of the desert.
The Negev
is as interesting as it is diversified in what it has to offer in way of
tourist sites. Visit the ancient ruins of Shivta
and walk through the breathtaking canyons of Ein Avdat.
Nearby is Midreshet Sde Boker,
the home and burial place of Ben
Gurion,
