{"id":20056,"date":"2025-04-18T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20056"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:15:33","slug":"ancient-shiloh-among-top-attractions-as-visitors-flock-to-binyamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/ancient-shiloh-among-top-attractions-as-visitors-flock-to-binyamin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Shiloh Among Top Attractions as Visitors Flock to Binyamin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 25,000 people visited Binyamin\u2019s tourism and nature sites during the intermediate days of Passover, according to an update today (Friday) from the Binyamin Regional Council.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Popular Sites<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Ancient Shiloh Heritage Site stood out as one of the most visited locations, drawing around 5,000 visitors over the holiday. Guests enjoyed a variety of family-friendly activities under the theme \u201cA Journey Through Time in the City of the Tabernacle,\u201d including hands-on workshops and immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences offering a glimpse of the Holy Temple. A display featuring kosher red heifers was also opened to the public and sparked strong interest.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands more explored natural springs and hiking trails throughout western and eastern Binyamin, as well as the Adumim bloc. The Binyamin Regional Council noted that the number of visitors increases with each holiday, except for last year due to the war. Binyamin\u2019s proximity to Jerusalem and the central region adds to its appeal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20059\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20059 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/binyamin2-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/binyamin2-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/binyamin2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/binyamin2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/binyamin2-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/binyamin2.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands visited tourist attractions in Binyamin | Photo: Ancient Shiloh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israel Ganz, head of the Binyamin Regional Council, said: \u201cWe were delighted to welcome the thousands of visitors who chose to spend the holiday surrounded by the Biblical landscapes of Binyamin. The Israeli public came in large numbers to enjoy the nature, heritage, and outstanding local tourism this region offers. We\u2019re seeing a steady rise in the number of people coming to enjoy Binyamin\u2014right in the heart of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kobi Mamo, CEO of the Ancient Shiloh Heritage Site, emphasized that the site was operating nonstop throughout the holiday: \u201cWe\u2019re now preparing to continue hosting visitors from across Israel and abroad during the regular season.\u201d The site draws about 120,000 visitors and tourists each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 25,000 people visited Binyamin\u2019s nature and heritage sites during the intermediate days of Passover | The Ancient Shiloh Heritage Site was one of the most popular destinations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":20058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,129,2276,85,2564],"tags":[4360,4365,1737,4359,4364,4363,1480,4358,4362,4361],"class_list":["post-20056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-judaism","category-people","category-positive-moment","category-travel","tag-ancient-shiloh","tag-biblical-israel","tag-binyamin","tag-binyamin-regional-council","tag-family-attractions","tag-heritage-sites","tag-israel","tag-israel-ganz","tag-red-heifers","tag-tourism-in-judea-and-samaria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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