Beit Shemesh Tourism – Mateh Yehuda Tourism
The Beit Shemesh and Mateh Yehuda region is located in the central part of Israel. It is one of the most beautiful and greenest regions in the country and boasts numerous wonderful tourist attractions previously known only to Israelis. The goal of this section of my site is to share the treasures of our region with the world and help our local businesses to thrive.
The most exciting sites to visit in our region include: wineries, art galleries, ethnic cooks – who serve meals in their homes, cycling trails, archaeological sites, eco-tourism sites, forests, holistic and alternative therapists and more.
To see more information on ethnic home cooked meals by local cooks click here
The region boasts a wine route including over 25 wineries; both boutique sized and larger wineries that have developed over the past 13 years. The wineries formed a club called the Judean Wineries Club and they host an annual wine festival every year in the fall.
Annual Yehuda Wineries Festival takes place every year during October.
Wine tours are offered in the fall season.
The tours will be lead by authorized guides form Mateh Yehuda.
There will be approximately one hour to tour and taste in each winery There will be extra time for coffee at the first winery visited.
Information is listed for the kosher wineries in the region:
Tzuba Winery (located on Kibbutz Tzuba): Friday wine tour and brunch: 10:00 am. New visistors center open Friday: 10:00 – 4:00 pm. Tel. 02-5347000. www.tzubawinery.co.il -KOSHER
Kastel Winery – located on Kibbutz Ramat Raziel: tel. 02-5342249 – contact them for more information
Tzora Winery (on Kibbutz Tzora)
The wineries is open to visitors Sunday through Thursday: 10:00 – 17:00 and Fridays from 9:00 – 2:00 pm. 02-9908261. KOSHER. www.tzorawines.com
Tepperberg Winery (across from Kibbutz Tzora – off of route 38):
Tepperberg was founded in 1870 as a family vineary that is now a large winery. 02-9908080 or 054-8004179. They are the only winery in the region that produces “mevushal” wines.
KOSHER. www.teperberg1870.co.il
Katlav Winery (Moshav Nes Harim): Wine tasting will be held during the week of the festival – call in advance. On Fridays at 10:00 until an hour before Shabbat the winery will be open. Tel. 054-7591866, 02-5703575. KOSHER. www.katlav.co.il
Ella Valley Winery (Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed Heh):
Tel. 02-9994885. KOSHER> www.ellavalley.com
Agur Winery (Moshav Agur):
Tel. 02-9995423. KOSHER.
Kela David Winery (Moshav Givat Yeshayahu):
To book a tour during the week call: 02-9994848. KOSHER. www.keladavidwinery.com
For more information call Brenda Ganot at
Tel. 972-2-991-4143, or 972-54-2346418 or contact us via our “contact us” page.
