Beit Netofa Valley

#172 among destinations in Israel

Valley, Nature, Natural attraction

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The Beit Netofa Valley is a valley in the Lower Galilee region of Israel, midway between Tiberias and Haifa. Covering 46 km², it is the largest valley in the mountainous part of the Galilee and one of the largest in the southern Levant. The name Beit Netofa Valley first appears in the Mishna and later in medieval rabbinical literature, receiving its name from the Roman-era Jewish settlement of Beth Netofa which stood at its northeastern edge. The valley's Arabic name is Sahl ˀal-Baṭūf and as such appears as Vallée Battof in crusader documents. ()

Local name: בקעת בית נטופה Coordinates: 32°48'35"N, 35°19'57"E

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Beit Netofa Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jesus Trail, Tel Hanaton, St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church, Kafr Kanna.

5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Jesus Trail, Zippori
127 min walk • The Jesus Trail is a 65 km hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry.
4.7 miW
Archaeological site
Tel Hanaton
121 min walk • Tel Hanaton is an archaeological tell situated at the western edge of the Beit Netofa Valley, in the western Lower Galilee region of Israel, 2 km south of the Town of Kfar Manda and 1 km northeast of the kibbutz which took its name, Hanaton.
4.3 miS
Church
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church
110 min walk • The St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church is the name given to a Catholic church administered by the Franciscan order in Kafr Kanna in Israel, built in honor of Cana, the place where Scripture says was the hometown of the apostle St. Bartholomew.
4.2 miS
Archaeological site
Kafr Kanna, Cana
109 min walk • Kafr Kanna is an Arab town in the Galilee, part of the Northern District of Israel. It is associated by Christians with the New Testament village of Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine. In 2019 its population was 22,751.
4.1 miSW
Museum, Cultural tours, Tours
Kfar Kedem, Nazareth
106 min walk • Kfar Kedem is a tourist center in Israel which reconstructs the everyday life in the Galilee 2000 years ago, during the Mishnah period. Kfar Kedem is located on Route 77, next to the Hamovil intersection. It was established in 1992 in the Hoshaya settlement by Menachem Goldberg.
4.3 miS
Church
Wedding Church at Cana
111 min walk • The Wedding Church at Cana or simply Wedding Church, also Franciscan Wedding Church, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the central part of the town of Kafr Kanna, in Lower Galilee, located in northern Israel.
5 miSW
Archaeological site
Tzippori Synagogue, Zippori
127 min walk • Tzippori Synagogue is an ancient synagogue discovered in Sepphoris, a Roman-era Jewish city in the Galilee, now an archaeological site and a national park in Israel.
4.5 miE
Archaeological site
Hurvat Amudim
115 min walk • Hurvat Amudim or Sde Amudim was an ancient village, now an archaeological site, in Israel, located south-east of the Beit Netofa Valley, on the eastern side of Highway 65 between Golani Interchange and Kadarim Junction.
4.4 miSW
Village, Archaeological site
Shikhin, Zippori
114 min walk • Shikhin, known in Greek as Asochis, was a ancient Jewish village in Galilee which was abandoned in the fourth century CE. It was situated right next to the regional capital, Sepphoris, and its ruins have been discovered about 8 kilometres northwest of Nazareth.
4.1 miN
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Doha Stadium
106 min walk • Doha Stadium is the current home of Bnei Sakhnin.
4 miNW
Locality
Yodfat
103 min walk • One of the main attractions in Yodfat is the ancient archaeological site that dates back to the time of the Jewish Revolt against the Romans in 67 CE. Visitors can explore the remains of the ancient Jewish village, including the impressive fortifications and the...