Dor

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A long fine-sand beach stretches south from Dor, with swimming zones patrolled by lifeguards, tidal pools and ruins to explore nearby. Ancient Dor was an important port city – successively Canaanite, Israelite, Assyrian, Persian and Hellenistic – mentioned repeatedly in the Old Testament. It's situated 10km northwest of Zichron Ya'akov. Find free parking in beach resort car parks.

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