The Pastoral Ayalon valley, with its cotton fields and almond orchards situated half way between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, witnessed the dramatic History of the Holyland and serves as ancient Israel guide from as far back as Biblical history the armies and the pilgrims made their way to Jerusalem through here.
From these planes, The sounding of Joshua's call out to the lord: "Sun stop at Givon and the moon at the Valley of Ayalon", was heard, and granting him victory over the five Canaanite Kings.
Today the famous Latrun abbey of the Terrapist monks provides the back drop to all these events that can be summarized in a visit to the new and exciting site of Mini Israel, one of the leading Israel tourist attractions Israel in minature where you can See it All...Small!
A short distance south of here you can see the hills between Tzora and Eshtaol were Samson lived and fought the Philistines and the valley of Haela where David sleighed Goliath.
Many centuries later Jesus appearance to 2 travelers at Emaos announcing his resurrection, as marked by this church from the Byzantine period And the Near by Crusaders castle Le Tourone De Chevalei, was built by the Crusadors to safeguard the way to Jerusalem .Recently the cave of John the Baptist was found not far from the Ein Karem monastery marking his hide away.
The Ayalon valley is situated at the heart of Israel , it is an opening to every one of Israel tours landing at Ben Gurion international airport.