This small chunk of land in the highlands of the Levant is where Jesus started his ministry, where Abraham staked his claim on the land and where King Solomon lolled in his tent by shimmering pools of spring water.

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As pillars, domes, pools and aqueducts spring from today's ruins, we learn that the throne room was tucked in a vast complex of three palaces.

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This indoor facility also includes a variety of smaller pools and jacuzzis with hot spring water.

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By the 1970s courts had begun to determine such pools to be evidence of antitrust, Mattioli said, although they continue to spring up in various forms.

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Further north in Donegal, the Drawes Salmon Preserve is esteemed for its prolific early runs of spring salmon and grilse from Lough Melvin (where you can hire a boat for 25 euros) through 70 pools down to Donegal Bay.

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