Be’er Ya‘aqov

Worth seeing in and around Be’er Ya‘aqov

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Weizmann Institute of Science

   The Weizmann Institute of Science is a postgraduate university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel. It was established in 1934, fourteen years before the State of Israel was founded.

   4.5 km · research institute in Rehovot, Israel · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Design Museum Holon

   Design Museum Holon is the first museum in Israel dedicated to design.

   9.3 km · museum in Israel · Wikipedia
3. 03
   White mosque

   The White Mosque was an Umayyad-era mosque, now in partial ruins, located in Ramle, in central Israel. Only its minaret is still standing.

   3.5 km · mosque in Ramla, Israel · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of Saint George

   The Church of Saint George is a Greek Orthodox church, located in the city of Lod, Israel. The church contains a sarcophagus venerated as the tomb of the fourth-century Christian martyr Saint George.

   6.3 km · church building in Lod, Israel · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ayalon Cave

   The Ayalon Cave, in academic papers spelled Ayyalon Cave, is a large limestone cave near Ramla, Israel, with a worldwide unique ecosystem. As photosynthesis is not possible inside the completely dark cave, the food chain that developed inside is solely based on bacteria capable of chemosynthesis: the bacteria are consuming the inorganic matter available in the groundwater, and then themselves become the organic food source for the rest of the food chain.

   9.6 km · cave in Israel · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Great Mosque of Ramla

   The Great Mosque of Ramla is a mosque in Ramla, in the Central District of Israel.

   4.4 km · mosque in Ramla, Central, Israel · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Superland

   Superland is an amusement park in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Superland covers an area of about 19.8 acres and has three roller coasters, three wet and dry facilities, a cablecar, and a bungee jumping "Skycoaster." Superland opened to the public in 1991 and is one of the main amusement parks in Israel, along with Luna Park in Tel Aviv, My Baby in Yarka Zapari Birds park in Tel Aviv.

   9.4 km · amusement park in Rishon LeZion, Israel · Wikipedia

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Getting to Be’er Ya‘aqov

Airports

Ben Gurion (TLV), 9 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 109 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 112 km

Stations

Ben Gurion Airport, 8.8 km · Ben Gurion Airport railway station, 7.3 km · Lod Railway Station, 4 km · Ramla Railway Station, 4.3 km · Lod – Ganei Aviv Railway Station, 5 km

• Eilat → Be’er Ya‘aqov

  265 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · ₪105–140
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• Amman → Be’er Ya‘aqov

  105 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · JD6–8
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• El Arish → Be’er Ya‘aqov

  134 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · E£335–450
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