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What to do? I will not tell you about the religious sites in Nazareth (see my Nazareth photo blog) and by the Jordan river - you probably can find enough information on that in all Israel Guides. The Galilee is Israel's Toscana and it has lots of picturesque sites and views. Here are some highlights you could see when travelling in the Galilee: the old city of Zefat , Rosh Pina, Hamat Gader, Hurshat Tal and Shmurat Tel Dan, the Golan Heights treks, Rafting on the Jordan River, Ice-skating In Metulla.
Maalot Tarshiha is a joint Jewish and Arabic municipality that is up on a hill and has beautiful views and a very colorful Market on Saturdays mornings. I recommend the Humus Restaurant EL AMIR where you get the best hummus ever for a very cheap price and the ABU JIMMY pastry shop where you can have baklava or other local sweets drink a coffee and look at the people passing by listening to Arabic music Pekiyin A little village built on the hill with terraces where people live in the summer. Most of the residents are druz but there is also one Jewish family :-) and an ancient synagogue. The center of the village is beautiful with a spring pool and shops and cafés around it. While there I recommend to have a coffee and something sweet at the Gallery Cafe of Emil who is a television photographers that returned to his roots in the village and opened this lovely place. Also there is a nice spices shop at the entrance of the village opposite to Jamila soaps where you can find great olive oil and spices. Where to sleep? Portals for finding accommodation, rural, B&B or other: you can try Weekend , and also Zimmers which have both English sites. Some places I recommend from my personal experience or from my friends' experience Ein Gev - A nice place to stay the night – I have been there 2 years ago and it is very nice just by the Kineret lake – has also a nice fish restaurant – Ein Gev Nof Genosar - a wonderful hotel near the Kineret (the Galilee lake) - it hosts a Music Festival called Jacob Ladder in May and in December. Lovely breakfast and nice service - beautiful view to the Galilee Lake. Alice's - A beautiful B&B with beautiful views and secluded wooden houses where you can be pampered with the loveliest breakfast. It is located in a little village near Naharia called Manot viewing the fortress Monfort and the hills around. English Website The Scots Hotel in Tiberias - I haven't been there but I heard from friends it is very nice and unique so I really wish to go there sometime soon.
accommodation in the beautiful area of Meiron Mountain try The Sasa guest house in Kibutz Sasa. It is a nice B&B with all the necessary facilities an makes a good base for walking tracks in the beautiful nature around. Friendly and cosy and at a very reasonable price. For reservations call 04-6988571
I can recommend a few places from my personal and my friends experience:
Kiryat Shmone Gan Tzafon Tel: 04:6904875 A beautiful restaurant located near Kiryat Shmone in a picturesque spot at the meeting of the waters of 2 creeks. Food is in French style, sophisticated and quite expensive. Recommended for a romantic meal. Hatahana (The mill) Metula 1 Harishonim street Tel: 04-6944810 This is a grill style restaurant that serves nice food and was recommended by my friends who live in the area. Nahmias Family meals and B&B Tel: 04-6923362 050-3330098 My special recommendation is to make a reservation for supper at the Nahmias family in the picturesque village of Amuka. We did that last week (December 2006) and it was a real treat. We had a full meal including free home made red wine for a very reasonable price. Everything was very tasty and great atmosphere too. Been again last week (February 2009) :-) See Galilee picture gallery Find the directions of the places you want to visit on the map.com website |
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