Israel is blessed with several well preserved Crusader fortress. What makes the Monfort special is the stunning setting and that it can be reached via a relatively short hike. It’s also one of the lesser-known Crusader fortresses.
The British pastor, Henry Baker, visited the place in 1863 and wrote:
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Sites
| Name | Since | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Or Torah Synagogue | 2020 | 19.3km | site_ao | ||
| El-Jazzar Mosque | 2019 | 19.8km | site_ao | ||
| Mount Arbel | 2018 | 34.5km | site_ao | ||
| Beit She’arim Necropolis | 2018 | 38.9km | site_ao | ||
| Convalescent Home (today: King Solomon Hotel) | 38.8km | site_brutalism | |||
| Soldier’s House (Beit Hachyal) | 1963 | 33.1km | site_brutalism | ||
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (today Danciger Laboratories), Technion | 35.4km | site_brutalism | |||
| Leo Baeck School | 34.4km | site_brutalism | |||
| Immigrants Hostel (today The Alfred & Irma Morgenthau Absorption Center) | 38.6km | site_brutalism | |||
| Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal | 2015 | 39.2km | site_whs | ||
| Tyre | 1984 | 25.5km | site_whs | ||
| Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee | 2008 | 33.7km | site_whs | ||
| Old City of Acre | 2001 | 18.5km | site_whs |
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