Megiddo Airport

Welcome to the Jezreel Valley, a landscape of subtle, haunting beauty. As you look out toward the horizon, you will notice mountains enveloping this sprawling basin to the north and the south. …

As we leave the visitor center and begin our physical ascent up the main pathway, we are not merely climbing a natural hill. We are walking up an artificial mountain composed almost entirely of the accumulated wreckage of human…

We have now arrived at the eastern sector of the plateau, standing before some of the oldest and most profound architectural remains uncovered at Megiddo. Spread out before you are the foundational footprints of an enormous Early…

Leaving the ancient Canaanite sanctuary behind, we move forward in time to the Iron Age, arriving at the monumental Israelite Gate complex. As you approach this formidable entrance, notice the steep stone ramp leading upward. …

Just beyond the inner threshold of the great gate, we step into the southern residential and administrative sector. Before you lie the expansive foundational footprints of what archaeologists classify as a palatial compound. …

We now move to the upper, northern quadrant of the city to examine one of the most famous and debated discoveries at Megiddo: the Northern Stables. Look at the extensive grid of stone pillars and cobblestone pavements laid out…

Continuing our route through the administrative sector, we arrive at a structure that highlights the harsh psychological and physical realities of ancient warfare. You are standing on the edge of the Great Grain Silo, a…

As we navigate to the southern sector of the Tel, we encounter a second, remarkably well-preserved military complex: the Southern Stables. Much like the northern complex we visited earlier, this area was dedicated to the…

We have reached the final and perhaps most awe-inspiring engineering marvel within the city walls: the subterranean water system. To understand the necessity of this colossal public works project, we must once again put ourselves…

As we emerge from the subterranean depths of the water tunnel and step outside the ancient fortifications, we find ourselves once again looking out over the vast expanse of the Jezreel Valley. The wind blowing across the fields…