Kallia Beach, Dead Sea beach in Northern Dead Sea, Israel
Kallia Beach is a beach on the northern shore of the Dead Sea in Israel, where visitors can enter the famously salty water. The site has changing rooms, showers, and sun loungers, making it a fully equipped day destination.
The site belongs to Kibbutz Kalya, founded in 1929 as a potash mining settlement and destroyed in the 1948 war. It was rebuilt after 1968, following the Six-Day War, and that reconstruction shaped what the place is today.
The beach sits next to Kibbutz Kalya, and the community still uses the waterfront as part of daily life. Walking here, you can sense the mix of a working community and an open visitor site.
The beach is open every day and has lifeguards on site. Bring shoes you can rinse off easily, as the ground near the water can be rough and crusty with salt.
There is a restaurant on the grounds sitting 417 meters (about 1,370 feet) below sea level that serves Israeli-Canaanite cuisine. That makes it one of the lowest-positioned dining spots on Earth.
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