(my videos from this travel)
Details
Google Maps --- Duration 2-4HR (going to the city of Gamla takes about 1.5-2hr. Then walking to the waterfall takes 25 minutes each way. Also, the walk from the bus stop to the park is about 20-25min)
- At Gamla, you can see how the Jews tried to defend their city against the Romans.
-I took the steep route down to Gamla, there is a longer way there without hiking down, ask the park rangers about it.
- About a 25-minute walk away from the city of Gamla is the waterfall. The waterfall at Gamla Park is the largest waterfall in Eretz Yisrael!
History
- Gamla is mentioned in Mishna as one of the walled cities from the times of Yehoshua Ben Nun.
- Gamla is most famous for the siege that took place there, during the Great Jewish Revolt in 67 CE. The siege was well documented by Yosephus. Vespasian, the father of Titus, (who later on had a famous interaction with Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai) lay siege to Gamla with 60,000 soldiers. Many Roman soldiers died inside Gamla because of the steepness of the city. In the end, thousands of Jews were massacred here. After conquering the north, Vaspisian and Titus turned south, towards Yerushalayim and the Beis Hamikdash.
- You can see the exact location where the Romans breached the city wall!
Archaeological | 5/5 |
Historical | 4/5 |
Nature | 5/5 |
Views | 4/5 |
There are these replicas at the park entrance.
