Things to do
Sights, museums, parks, beaches, activities for kids and day trips, each checked against its own page.
25 places
Attractions & sights · Abu Ghosh
The Crusader church built by the Hospitallers in about 1140, at the old entrance to the village and now the centre of the Benedictine St Mary of the Resurrection Abbey; one of the best-preserved Crusader buildings in the country. Concerts of the Abu Ghosh Music Festival are held here.
Abu Ghosh
Parks, trails & springs · Maoz Zion
National park on the fortified summit above Maoz Zion, scene of decisive battles for the Jerusalem road in April 1948, with views over the Judean hills.
Castel hill, above Maoz Zion
Attractions & sights · Abu Ghosh
Completed in 2014 with money donated by the Chechen government, it is the largest mosque in Israel.
Abu Ghosh
Attractions & sights · Beit Zayit
Arts and culture venue in Beit Zayit. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Museums & heritage · Yad HaShmona
Museum in Yad HaShmona. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Neve Ilan
Arts and culture venue in Neve Ilan. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Motza
Park in Motza. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Motza
Park in Motza. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Motza
Park in Motza. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Sho'eva
Park in Sho'eva. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Motza
Park in Motza. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Kiryat Anavim
Park in Kiryat Anavim. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Har Adar
Park in Har Adar. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Parks & playgrounds · Mevaseret Yerushalayim & the newer neighbourhoods
Park in Mevaseret Zion. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Har Adar
Arts and culture venue in Har Adar. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Har Adar
Arts and culture venue in Har Adar. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Motza
Arts and culture venue in Motza. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Sport & pools · Mevaseret Yerushalayim & the newer neighbourhoods
Sports and fitness in Mevaseret Zion. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
הראל 5, Mevaseret Zion
Attractions & sights · Motza
Arts and culture venue in Motza. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Abu Ghosh
Hilltop monastery at Deir al-'Azar above Abu Ghosh, at the site identified with biblical Kiriath-jearim, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept (1 Samuel 6-7). One of the venues of the Abu Ghosh Music Festival.
Deir al-'Azar hill, Abu Ghosh
Parks & playgrounds · Mevaseret Yerushalayim & the newer neighbourhoods
Park in Mevaseret Zion. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Neve Ilan
Arts and culture venue in Neve Ilan. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Motza
Archaeological site at the ruins of Khirbet Mizzah (Qalunya), identified with biblical Mozah (Joshua 18:26).
Motza
Parks & playgrounds · Har Adar
Park in Har Adar. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Attractions & sights · Yad HaShmona
Arts and culture venue in Yad HaShmona. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so please confirm them before you go.
Day plans
From our network
A few organisations from the Consult With Ari network whose work reaches people in Mevaseret Zion.
These are not paid listings, and they are separate from the checked directory.