The bicycle has long ceased to be just a means of movement. A bicycle is a lifestyle. Choosing a place for relaxation, lovers of bike rugs are often looking for a place where you can interesting and safely ride. Israel, as a rule, is not considered as an option, since the opinion is that a vacation in Israel is a treatment or pilgrimage.
In fact, the bicycle in Israel is extremely popular due to its accessibility and environmental friendliness. Most of the tourist objects of Israel can be reached by bicycle. On it, for a fairly short time, you can go around the whole holy land.
Climate features of the country are very located in a bicycle walk. Tel Aviv is rightfully considered the most “bicycle” city of Israel. The length of bicycle paths in it is more than 120 kilometers, rental points are widespread, at which anyone can take a bicycle for a very reasonable fee. In the main Mediterranean resort of Israel, Netania has one of the largest bicycle parks in the country, which will have both lovers and cycling professionals. Also, special routes have been created in the city that allow schoolchildren and students safely get to the place of class. Most routes are laid down in such a way that the species that open on the way from the walk are no less picturesque than its main attractions.
Many days of bicycle walks among Israelis are popular no less than among tourists. At a distance of 30-40 kilometers from each other, specially equipped parking lots are located on the bike tracks, where you can relax and repair the bicycle. The route passing between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as trips along the Israeli bicycle path, laid from Mount Hermon to Eilat, is very popular. These routes pass both through important cultural objects and agricultural lands, they are equipped with road signs, parking lots and drinking water columns. In general, if you wish, you can become a participant in a fairly comfortable and memorable bike.
In Israel, there are cycles of different levels of complexity. Among European tourists, two are most popular:
Cycling in Mar Saba
The purpose of this cycle is to visit the largest in the Jewish desert of the Orthodox monastery Mar Saba – one of the oldest in the world, in which the service is being carried out continuously over the past 1,500 years. A complex 35-kilometer route, designed for well-trained cyclists, runs through almost deserted places with wildlife, caves and rocks.
The beginning of the route is the southern part of the Kidar settlement. It will be a primer to travel along the Jewish desert. You can see Mount Muntar and Herodion from afar. In a bicycle, the Kidron gorge is located, caves dug in the slopes of hermit monks. The old prayer road leads directly to the monastery. Since the male monastery, women are not allowed into the territory of the monastery. Men, when visiting the monastery, should be in clothes covering legs.
Cycling to the Herodion
Traveling to Herodion is a difficult but very interesting route, designed for 1 day. The route passes through the lands returned by Jordan Israel in 1967 after the 19-year occupation. By car from Jerusalem to the Herodion – the palace complex built by the famous king Herod – you can get in 15 minutes. The bicycle route with a length of 50 kilometers passes through the desert and is not designed for beginners. Due to the absence of any vegetation, water sources in the desert and taking into account the duration of the trip (about 10 hours) of cycling to the Herodion, they are performed only in winter and spring. The route on the coast of the Dead Sea begins. The road all the time goes on the rise, along the way views of rocks and deep gorges open. It’s easier to go back, the road takes about 3 hours, and before sunset the cyclists manage to arrive at the starting point of this route.
A bicycle in Israel is not only the most popular city transport, but also an all -terrain vehicle that can drive on the off -road desert, opens up a lot of tourist capabilities and gives a comfortable, but unusually interesting and active rest.
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