JEWELS OF JUDEA

1 QUMRAN NATIONAL PARK

KALYA

Lying in the north of the Dead Sea Valley, Qumran is best known as the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered between 1946 and 1947. With a fascinating history that dates back to the Iron Age, Qumran has a visitor centre and museum that explores what life was like for the Essenes sect that settled there during the Hellenistic Period. The archaeological site is a must-see, and visitors will be able to discover the various buildings uncovered at Qumran such as the kitchen, stables, scriptorium and ritual purification pools, alongside an array of artefacts such as pottery, aqueducts and inkwells. There are also multiple natural and man-made caves open to the public with different exhibits, and