Current sectionIsrael NewsTravel in IsraelShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAlon nature reserve. A two minute walk from the parking lot and you've been transported into another world. Credit: Daniel RoliderThe Alon nature reserve was once the cemetery of a 19th-century Circassian village – and remains a striking place to visit in every seasonMoshe GiladMay 07, 2026Dozens of oak trees, some of the most beautiful in Israel, extremely old ones and young ones only a few decades old, stand in a small nature reserve that doesn't get the attention it deserves.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel tourismEnvironment & NatureIslamCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWith His Iran Deterrence Squandered, Trump Might Feel Forced to Resume WarIran Could Enrich Uranium to Weapons-grade Level if U.S. Attacks, Lawmaker SaysHaaretz CartoonYair Golan Is the Best Choice for IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way