Castel National Site
National Sites, Archaeology and History
You can hear this site's ancient history in its name 1,000 years ago it was a Crusader castle-farmhouse. Due to its strategic location overlooking the road to Jerusalem, during Israel's 1948 War of Independence a famous battle was fought here to keep the road open to the country's besieged future capital. Signs at the site will tell you the story of the battle.
Images credit: Avishai Taicher, from PikiWiki site.
- Region
- Jerusalem Area
- Address
- Keren Kayemet St., Mevaseret Zion
- Opening hours
- Daylight time: Sunday: 08:00 - 17:00, Monday: 08:00 - 17:00, Tuesday: 08:00 - 17:00, Wednesday: 08:00 - 17:00, Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00, Friday: 08:00 - 16:00, Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00, Holiday evening: 08:00 - 16:00</br> Standard time: Sunday: 08:00 - 16:00, Monday: 08:00 - 16:00, Tuesday: 08:00 - 16
- Parking
- Parking
- Suitable for children
- Suitable for children
- Phone
- +972-2-5955012
- Fax
- +972-2-5330476
- gl-kastel@npa.org.il
- Website
- bit.ly
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