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Citadel Park

TIME : 2016/2/19 3:38:19

The highest point in central Tsfat (834m), now a breeze-cooled park, was once part of the largest Crusader fortress in the Middle East (its outer walls followed the line now marked by Jerusalem St).

Near the park’s southern tip, the ruins of one of the inner walls can be seen along Chativat Yiftach St. From there, a path leads up the slope and under an old water pipe to a dark, flat, 30m-long tunnel that takes you into an ancient stone cistern . Stand in the middle and see what happens when you clap. Other footpaths lead up to the ridge line , which affords panoramic views in all directions.