Gan Ha-Shlosha (Sachne) National Park
Fed by aquifers, Sachne, Israel's large and unique natural swimming pool, is remarkably clear of solvents and silt, and miraculously warm year-round. With a natural Jacuzzi beneath its waterfall, tall trees, and distant mountains, Gan Ha-Shlosha/Sachne is a favorite Israeli picnic and swimming site. Although the site is a national landmark, it's also a water park, often filled with screaming tour groups of schoolchildren. Active kids will love it; adults looking for a quiet place to swim might well give it a miss. The park is wheelchair accessible. It has busy refreshment and snack cafes.
Nearby in Gan Ha-Shlosha Park is the Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology (admission is included in the entrance fee to the park), an interesting exhibition that attempts to place ancient Palestine within the framework of Mediterranean civilization. There are displays of locally collected statuary, pottery, metalwork, jewelry, and coins dating from the Neolithic to the Mamluke eras. Nearby Bet Shean is represented, but there are objects from more distant places, such as Iran. It's open Sunday through Friday from 8am to 2pm.
Fed by aquifers, Sachne, Israel's large and unique natural swimming pool, is remarkably clear of solvents and silt, and miraculously warm year-round. With a natural Jacuzzi beneath its waterfall, tall trees, and distant mountains, Gan Ha-Shlosha/Sachne is a favorite Israeli picnic and swimming site. Although the site is a national landmark, it's also a water park, often filled with screaming tour groups of schoolchildren. Active kids will love it; adults looking for a quiet place to swim might well give it a miss. The park is wheelchair accessible. It has busy refreshment and snack cafes.
Nearby in Gan Ha-Shlosha Park is the Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology (admission is included in the entrance fee to the park), an interesting exhibition that attempts to place ancient Palestine within the framework of Mediterranean civilization. There are displays of locally collected statuary, pottery, metalwork, jewelry, and coins dating from the Neolithic to the Mamluke eras. Nearby Bet Shean is represented, but there are objects from more distant places, such as Iran. It's open Sunday through Friday from 8am to 2pm.
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