🕯️"you feel like the first monks a thousand years ago"
👀Women watch from the western cliff viewpoint
💧No facilities on site, bring water and snacks
Once a year, monks and Bedouins light thousands of candles in the cliffs of Kidron Stream canyon for a prayer ceremony at the ancient Mar Saba Monastery. The 13km desert hike ends with a moonlit return that feels centuries deep: men may enter the monastery, while women take in the glowing canyon from the western cliffs.
ancient monastery
candlelit canyon
night hike
Byzantine history
Wednesday, December 16, 3:00 PM
₪150
🕯️"you feel like the first monks a thousand years ago"
👀Women watch from the western cliff viewpoint
💧No facilities on site, bring water and snacks
Once a year, monks and Bedouins light thousands of candles in the cliffs of Kidron Stream canyon for a prayer ceremony at the ancient Mar Saba Monastery. The 13km desert hike ends with a moonlit return that feels centuries deep: men may enter the monastery, while women take in the glowing canyon from the western cliffs.
ancient monastery
candlelit canyon
night hike
Byzantine history
Wednesday, December 16, 3:00 PM
₪150