Euthymius established the Great Lent and did a lot to strenth the institutions of the hermit in the desert. A vast reservoir of water was built outside the walls of the monastery, where monks could collect the rainwater in winter days and use them throughout the rest of the year.
A beautiful day trip in the Judean Desert starts in the monastery of Euthymius the Great. It leads us to the water source of Ein Mabuah in the Prat creek, where a spectacular overlook to Wadi Qelt is open. Afterward, it takes us to the Good Samaritan museum with the magnificent mosaic collection, paves the steps to the St. Georgius Monastery in Faran creek, and ends in Nabi Musa - place where Moses was buried by Muslims tradition.