Ashdod Travelers guide

Sea, nature and extreme 143 More about: The restoration of the Lachish Until the 1960s the waters of the Lachish stream were clear and clean, and used for recreation, fishing and agricultural purposes. However, with the development of the city and the construction of industrial plants along the route of the stream, different kinds of sewage were pumped into it. In 1992, following a wide-spread flooding of the stream, work to rehabilitate it began. The flow of sewage to the channel of the stream was stopped, and Lachish Park Ashdod, a promenade, and boat anchorage were built alongside the stream. At the same time, the Ad Halom Park was established and the development of the Sand Park to the south began. You will find restrooms at the entry to the park, on your right. It is advisable to take advantage of the facilities before the tour starts. As you walk down the path towards the stream, you will notice a pyramid shaped concrete statue to your right. The statue, created by the artist Ruth Katz and placed in the park in 1997, is only one of about 300 statues scattered around the city and its sites. In the section of the park where the tour passes today, there are about ten large stone statues, placed here after a sculpturing symposium that took place in Ashdod. Some of them are an attraction on their own for the children. Since 2009 there has been a sharp decline in damage to the Lachish stream, and following testing by the Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2015, it was included among the three cleanest streams in Israel. At the end of the descent the path forks (A T-junction). A right turn leads to the "Hai-Lachish" promenade, which you will come to later on your tour, while a left turn, towards the sea, will lead you to your next stop on the route : The Dolphin and Sea Center - the first of its kind in the Mediterranean basin. The center was built in 2016 in the vicinity of the Ort Ashdod Naval Officers school, by the volunteers of the Marine Mammal Research, The Lachish Park parking lot (on Laskov Way)- gravel parking lot "Afikim" bus route number 2 Open 24/7 throughout the year Free of charge Herzl Boulevard 08-8545481 (The Tourism Company); 053-7106129 The paved walkway is suitable for strollers and movement disabled Lachish Park Ashdod