Beer Sheva Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Israel
About Beer Sheva
Beer Sheva can appear underwhelming at first glance. As you enter the city, the oversized avenues and partially run down residential building blocks from the 1950s and 1960s make for an unimpressive welcome. However, Beer Sheva can be of interest for any traveller who wishes to experience Israel off-the-beaten-track and there might be no better place to do this, since not even most Israelis are aware that Beer Sheva can be much more than only a stopover on the way to Eilat. The old Turkish town, as run down as it might be, has a very distinct feel and is hugely underrated: it is the only planned Ottoman city in the entire region, erected in 1900 for strategic reasons in order to secure the Negev region and to control the restive Bedouin population. Today, the architectural and historical j
Top Attractions in Beer Sheva
Explore the best things to see and do in Beer Sheva:
- ★Abraham's Well
- ★Bedouin Market
- ★Beer Sheva Circumferential Trail
- ★Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- ★British World War I Military Cemetery
- ★Carasso Science Park
- ★Engine 70414
- ★Israeli Air Force Museum
Where to Stay in Beer Sheva
- 🏨Beit Yatsiv Youth Hostel
- 🏨Hotel La Finca
- 🏨Leonardo Hotel Negev Beersheba
- 🏨Mashabim Holiday Village
Beer Sheva Travel Guide Sections
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