Best places: Monasteries in Hof HaSharon Regional Council, Israel

Russian Orthodox monastery compound in a small, quaint village with picturesque views.

Carmelite monastery featuring an elevated altar, muraled dome roof & ornate stained-glass window.

👍👍 Wonderful place to visit. It marks the site where Elijah met the prophets of Baal and showed the people of Israel that the LORD was the true God, So easy to incision all of the Bible stories in one place. Awesome place to visit. You should stop by if nothing else just to take in the glorious view fr...

👍👍 A peaceful church which is attached to a monastery, Jesus is believed to have met some disciples after his resurrection. There is a lovely garden around the church.

Christian complex built atop the ruins of a Byzantine church on the site of the Virgin Mary's death.

Eastern Orthodox monastery built in the 11th century, with a museum, library & gift shop.

👍👍 Beit Jamal is a small an peaceful Catholic monastery of the Italian Salsian Congregation located in the beautiful foothills of the Judean Mountains, near the city of Beit Shemesh. The monastery holds concerts of classical music on Saturdays. And there is also a small shop for monastery's products:...

👍👍 🙏 Blessed Greek Orthodox Christian Church ✝️☦️

😠 It's sickening to see how many idols they have in this sacred place. Truly a disgrace to everything the Messiah came to the earth and died for. Pay attention to the Scriptures, and do not treat prophecy with contempt.

🫤 The Monastery itself is closed to visitors. You can of course try to get in touch with them to arrange a visit, but they almost always say no. It is unfortunate, but that is the current situation. This place was very important to the geography of Jerusalem today but not much can be seen. The small m...

👍👍 The art inside the Basilica is unmatched. Each Saint receives a huge, detailed tribute portrait. My favorite is the St. Mary Magdalene portrait. My group received a personal tour of the underground ancient catacombs by one of the Dominican friars. Visiting here was quite the holy adventure!

👍👍 An ideal place for pilgrims. Rooms with bathrooms, delicious breakfasts and the sisters were very nice and helpful. Sister Róża gave us the contact details of Rony, who organized two full-day trips for us. it was a bull's-eye. Amazing memories.

👍👍 L'Ordine delle Brigidine ha come carisma l'accoglienza dei pellegrini e non può che essere un'accoglienza totale. Non solo la loro casa è bella, comoda e in una posizione invidiabile, ma la disponibilità delle suore è illimitata, così come i loro continui sforzi per farvi sentire a casa. Dalla casa...

👍👍 Amazing place! One of the possible locations of the home of the Holly Family and the Tomb of St. Joseph.

👍 מנזר לגברים פתוח לקהל עם כנסייה עתיקה משוחזרת ואולם לקונצרטים בסופי שבוע, מנזר נשים צמוד סגור לקהל. במנזר הראשון חנות לשמן ויין בייצור מקומי. במנזר השני חנות לכלי קרמיקה איכותיים בעבודת יד מקומית. מחירים בהתאם. מומלץ לבקר כחלק מסיור באזור. גם הדרך העולה למנזרים פסטורלית.