Dugma Farm gives Amka a distinctive local focus: its grounds feature mosaics and artworks made from reused materials. It also has a cheesemaking workshop with a personal recipe collection and offers a light homemade dairy meal on every visit. Outdoor art, cheesemaking and a meal provide different points of interest here. Archaeological sites in the Northern District add their own cultural focus.

Dugma Farm: Art, Cheese and a Meal

The farm is located in the moshav of ‘Amqa. The mosaics and artworks are on the grounds, and the cheesemaking workshop includes a personal recipe collection. If you would like to include the workshop in your travel plans, confirm arrangements directly. A light homemade dairy meal is also offered on every visit. Check its availability when planning.

Getting There and Rail Connections

For orientation when using public transport, Nahariya is a reference point: the location information states that ‘Amqa is a ten-minute drive from Nahariya railway station, with train connections from there to the Krayot, Haifa and Tel Aviv. Check the journey time and the appropriate train connection for your specific trip in advance. The stated drive is a travel detail, not a train journey time; for onward travel, the connection from Nahariya is what matters.

Archaeological Sites in the Northern District

In the Northern District, Tel Hazor and Tel Megiddo offer two distinct archaeological themes. At Tel Hazor, the visit focuses on the Upper City. Tel Hazor is home to Solomon’s Gate, a gate with six chambers and two towers dating to the 10th century BCE. The Canaanite palace was used by the kings of Hazor in the 14th and 13th centuries BCE. It is described as the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most significant in the Levant; Tel Hazor’s fortifications are also considered the finest example of their kind in the region from southern Turkey to the northern Negev.

Tel Hazor also preserves significant remains of an underground water-collection system, an engineering achievement adapted to the geography for water storage. Steps three metres wide are cut into the walls of the vertical shaft. An excavated shaft at Tel Hazor is 45 metres deep. These architectural details give the site a different focus from Dugma Farm: here, water supply, fortifications and palace history take centre stage.

Road 90 is relevant for reaching Tel Hazor National Park. The national park can be reached from the north and south via Road 90 in the direction of Ayelet Hashahar; check your navigation before setting out. This access information refers to Tel Hazor and is not a route from Amka.

Tel Megiddo offers another archaeological focus in the Northern District. It is one of three tells that preserve significant remains of cities with biblical associations and are closely connected with events in the Bible. The Early Bronze Age temple complex is considered exceptional for the number of its temples, the continuity of cult activity and the documented ritual practices. The orthogonal city plan dates to the Iron Age and has few parallels in the Levant.

The periods help distinguish the themes of the two sites: Tel Hazor brings together Bronze Age traces and Solomon’s Gate from the 10th century BCE; Tel Megiddo encompasses the Early Bronze Age and Iron Age.

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