Kfar Saba offers different ways to explore history and leisure: archaeological finds, historic gardens, and cultural sites tell different stories, while animals and cycling take center stage in the park area. To plan your trip, it’s worth first choosing the topics that interest you.
Archaeology: Mosaics and Settlement Layers
In the courtyard of the Kfar Saba Museum, original and recreated sections of mosaic floors from nearby excavation sites are on display. The focus is on a specific type of find: mosaics, in both original sections and recreated form. This offers a different way of exploring the past than looking at a longer sequence of settlement traces.
That sequence is the focus of the Kfar Saba Archaeological Garden. It showcases aspects of daily life in ancient Kfar Saba. An excavation on the tell uncovered six settlement layers, dating from the Second Temple period to the time of the British Mandate. The garden thus combines a depiction of ancient daily life with a broader archaeological perspective spanning a longer period. The museum and garden have different emphases: mosaic floors in one, settlement layers and daily life in the other.
Gardens and Cultural Sites
Baron Menashe Garden is a historic, protected garden in the heart of a plantation farm acquired by Baron Felix de Menashe. The garden and the farm’s history offer a distinctive way to explore Kfar Saba’s past. Cultural activities and events are held in the garden, including family and children’s events, as well as full-moon yoga. If you’d like to tie your trip to an event, check the specific dates in advance.
Beit HaBe’er is a protected cultural site in the historic center of Kfar Saba. It tells the city’s story through the lens of water and agriculture. This adds another perspective on the city’s history to the themes of archaeology and plantation farms. When choosing cultural sites, you can weigh these different emphases: mosaics and settlement layers, the history of a garden and a farm, or water and agriculture.
Activities in Kfar Saba Park
The Hai Park area of Kfar Saba Park includes a farm with goats, sheep, chickens, and a pig. If you’d like to visit this area, check public access in advance. Information about activities and opening hours is also updated, so checking the latest notices can help with planning.
The pump track in Kfar Saba Park offers something different: it is a challenging cycling track, yet suitable for all skill levels and age groups. The park therefore offers both an animal-related attraction and a sporting activity, which need not appeal to the same interests. When choosing what to do, consider whether you’re more interested in the farm area or a cycling track.
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