It was a close competition with many worthy candidates, but only one place was chosen
as the most beautiful place in Israel!
Tens of thousands of surfers and voila!
Last week, they chose the best place in Israel, from the final list that included 20 great places in Israel - from Hermon to Eilat.
Surfers could choose three places out of the 20 candidates, and today (the eve of Independence Day) we summarized the voting data, when only one place received more votes than all of them.
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So
Nahal Habnias
in the northeast of the Hula Valley was chosen as the most beautiful place in Israel
and won
11.56%
of all the votes, and in fact led the parade of the 20 most beautiful places in Israel since the beginning of the competition last week.
The Banias, also known by its Hebrew name "Nahal Hermon", is one of the three sources of the Jordan and supplies about a quarter of the river's water.
The length of the stream is nine kilometers and it collects a number of tributaries, such as Nahal Sa'ar, Govta, Shion and others, but most of its water comes from springs that result from seepage of rainwater and melting snow from the Hermon. The waterfall of the stream is one of its most recognizable symbols, and during the winter it falls With a strong and impressive power. It is not for nothing that the Banias was chosen as the most beautiful place in Israel, and it seems to have everything: abundant water, vegetation and flowers on its banks, hiking trails of various lengths, accessibility and beauty that always expands the heart.
The place chosen by surfers Walla!
To be the most beautiful in Israel.
The Banias Waterfall (Photo: ShutterStock)
Provides about a quarter of the Jordan's waters.
The hanging bridge over Nahal HaBanias (photo: Walla! system, Eyal Shapira)
Second place - the heritage corner
In second place
came the most important place for Jews in the world - the Western Wall in Jerusalem with
8.16%
.
The Western Wall, a symbol for every Jew, may not be a natural site with water and flowers, but for Israelis it symbolizes belonging, history and a heritage that has been going on for thousands of years, and that wall that remains on its end is the only remnant left of the Temple rebuilt by King Herod about 2,000 years ago.
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came in second place.
The Western Wall in Jerusalem (Photo: ShutterStock)
A symbol for every Jew wherever he is.
Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
Third place - the desert wonder
The geological wonder of the Ramon Crater - the largest crater in Israel - which won
7.73% of all the votes, came
in third place,
with a small difference from the second place .
The length of the Ramon Crater is 40 km by 9 km and it is one of three craters in Israel, in addition to the Small Crater (Hatzra) and the Yeruhem Crater (Hatira) and the only one in the Middle East that has been declared an "International Starlight Reserve".
The Israel Trail passes through the Ramon Crater and is considered one of the most beloved desert shows in Israel.
Ramon Crater.
View from the Mitzpe Ramon Promenade (Photo: Walla! system, Eyal Shapira)
One of the most beloved desert shows in Israel.
Hikers in the Ramon crater (Photo: Eil Shapira, Eil Shapira)
The Dead Sea is only in ninth place
Fourth place went to the Sakhana, fifth to Hoof Dor and sixth to Kinneret.
After that, the Baha'i gardens in Haifa take the seventh place, Timna Park in the southern Arava the eighth place, the Dead Sea the ninth place and Masada National Park closes the top ten of the most beautiful places in Israel.
Closes the top ten.
Masada National Park at sunrise (photo: Nature and Parks Authority, Mano Greenspan)
And here are the most beautiful places in Israel chosen by surfers and Walla!
1. The Banias Reserve, Emek Hula
2. The Western Wall, Jerusalem
3. Ramon Crater, the Negev
4. The Sahnah, Emek Ma'a'inan
5. Dor Beach, Carmel Beach Plain
6. The Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee
7. The Baha'i Gardens, Haifa
8. Tamna Park, The Southern Prairie
9. Dead Sea, Judean Desert
10. Masada National Park, Judean Desert
11. Ein Gedi National Park, Judean Desert
12. Caesarea National Park, Carmel Coast Plain
13. Gamla Reserve, Golan Heights
14. Mount Hermon
15. Ein Abdat , the Negev
16. Old Acre, Western Galilee
17. Arbel National Park, Lower Galilee
18. The Underwater Observatory, Eilat
19. Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv
20. Beit Shean National Park, Emek Ma'ain
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