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Postcard from Israel: Bahan

Flowers from Utopia.
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Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley in central Israel is the site of a park named ‘Utopia‘ which houses, among many other things, a wonderful collection of orchids – some 20,000 in all – including several rare species.

 

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About the Author: Hadar Sela is an assistant editor at CifWatch and an Anglo-Israeli freelance writer.


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