Adullam-France Park

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Adullam-France Park, also known as Parc de France-Adoulam, is a sprawling park of 50,000 dunams in the Central District of Israel, located south of Beit Shemesh. The park, established in 2008 for public recreation, features two major hiking and biking trails, and four major archaeological sites from the Second Temple period. It stretches between Naḥal Ha-Elah, its northernmost boundary, to Naḥal Guvrin, its southernmost boundary. To its west lies the Beit Guvrin-Beit Shemesh highway, and to its east the "green line" – now territories under joint Israeli-Palestinian Arab control – which marks its limit. ()

Established: 2008 (16 years ago)Coordinates: 31°39'8"N, 34°57'22"E

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Adullam-France Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beit Jimal, Tell ej-Judeideh, Hurvat Itri, Valley of Elah.

5.2 miN
Monastery
Beit Jimal, Beit Shemesh
132 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills near the city of Beit Shemesh, Israel, lies the serene and historical Beit Jimal Monastery. This Catholic monastery, steeped in quiet contemplation and rich tradition, is a hidden gem that offers visitors a glimpse into spiritual life...
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tell ej-Judeideh, Beth Guvrin
77 min walk • Tell ej-Judeideh is a tell in modern Israel. The tell, 9.7 kilometres southeast of Gath, was excavated by Frederick Jones Bliss and R.A.S.
1 miE
Archaeological site
Hurvat Itri
25 min walk • Horvat 'Ethri, Hebrew for "Ethri ruin", Arabic name: Umm Suweid, is a sprawling archaeological site that features the remains of a now partially restored Jewish village which dates back to the Second Temple period.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Valley of Elah
68 min walk • The Valley of Elah or Ella Valley, called in Arabic: وادي السنط, Wadi es-Sunt, is a long, shallow valley in Israel and the West Bank best known as the place described in the Hebrew Bible where the Israelites were encamped when David fought Goliath.
2.8 miE
Town, Archaeological site
Adullam
71 min walk • Adullam is an ancient ruin, formerly known by the Arabic appellation ʿAīd el Mâ, built upon a hilltop overlooking the Elah Valley, straddling the Green Line between Israel and the West Bank. In the late 19th century, the town was still in ruins.
2.4 miE
Archaeological site
Aderet
61 min walk • Aderet is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean foothills in the Adullam region, south of Beit Shemesh, west of Gush Etzion and overlooking the Valley of Elah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.
5.1 miW
Archaeological site
Tel Burna, Beth Guvrin
130 min walk • Tel Burna is an Israeli archaeological site located in the Shephelah, along the banks of Nahal Guvrin, not far from modern-day Qiryat Gat.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Maresha, Avdat
136 min walk • Tel Maresha is the tell of the biblical Iron Age city of Maresha, and of the subsequent, post-586 BCE Idumean city known by its Hellenised name Marisa, Arabised as Marissa.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Britannia Park
93 min walk • Britannia Park is a forest and recreation area in Israel, in the Judean lowland. The forest was planted by the Jewish National Fund starting in the 1950s, and with the financial aid of British Jews, after whom the park was named.
1.3 miW
31°39'26"N • 34°56'4"E
The Columbarium, Adullam Grove Nature Reserve
34 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
4.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Ganei HaEla, Beit Shemesh
116 min walk • Ganei HaEla is a community of Beit Shemesh in Israel with 96 homes geared toward Dati Leumi Torani and Modern Orthodox Jews.