Masada - Other buildings

Going south from the columbarium in Masada, we pass two large open cisterns and come to the South Bastion at the southern tip of the plateau. On the way back along the eastern walls we pass a third mikve (at the South Gate), another cistern and houses dating from the Byzantine period (on left) and from the Zealot occupation (on right) before returning to the East Gate. From the eastern walls there are magnificent views of the Dead Sea and the hills beyond with their ever-changing play of color.