Hiking routes in the Upper Galilee
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Tel Dan Nature Reserve
Inside the Tel Dan Nature Reserve are the Dan Springs and an archeological site.
The Dan Stream, which flows through the reserve, is the largest and most important of the sources of the Jordan River.
The biblical city of Dan developed largely thanks to the water provided by the melted snow that flowed down from nearby Mt. Hermon.
Near the forest along the banks of the river and wading pool is a fully preserved ancient mud-brick gate built during the CANA23anite period.
Photo by Frisa Crispin.
The Dan Stream, which flows through the reserve, is the largest and most important of the sources of the Jordan River.
The biblical city of Dan developed largely thanks to the water provided by the melted snow that flowed down from nearby Mt. Hermon.
Near the forest along the banks of the river and wading pool is a fully preserved ancient mud-brick gate built during the CANA23anite period.
Photo by Frisa Crispin.
Nimrod Fortress
The Nimrod Fortress, located at the foot of Mount Hermon, is considered the largest fortress in Israel since the Middle Ages.
About 760 meters in height, it is surrounded by steep cliffs and commands a breathtaking view of Israel’s northern scenery.
A tour of the fortress reveals the remains of a moat, towers, a reservoir and a “secret” passageway.
Photo by Yael Regev Has.
About 760 meters in height, it is surrounded by steep cliffs and commands a breathtaking view of Israel’s northern scenery.
A tour of the fortress reveals the remains of a moat, towers, a reservoir and a “secret” passageway.
Photo by Yael Regev Has.
Hermon stream (Banias)
The Banias attracts thousands of Christian visitors from all over the world, since it was there that Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
The Hermon stream flows all year long, and in the cliff near the Banias spring is a cave with five unique niches carved into it – an ancient relic of a temple to the Greek god Pan.
Also nearby are flour mills with architectural remains from the Roman and Crusader periods.
Photo by Uri Shahak.
The Hermon stream flows all year long, and in the cliff near the Banias spring is a cave with five unique niches carved into it – an ancient relic of a temple to the Greek god Pan.
Also nearby are flour mills with architectural remains from the Roman and Crusader periods.
Photo by Uri Shahak.
Amud Stream
The Amud Stream received its name from a beautiful 20-foot-high rock limestone pillar (amud in Hebrew) located in a channel of the stream.
The stream and its environs offer a delightful natural experience for the whole family, including diverse vegetation and ponds among the rocks, flour mills and a cave where remains from the prehistoric human period have been discovered.
The entrance to the cave in the stream is located just above the pillar, but because there is no path to the cave, it is forbidden to climb up to the cave entrance.
Photo by Yotvat Fairizen-Weil to Beit Avi-Chai, PikiWiki website.
The stream and its environs offer a delightful natural experience for the whole family, including diverse vegetation and ponds among the rocks, flour mills and a cave where remains from the prehistoric human period have been discovered.
The entrance to the cave in the stream is located just above the pillar, but because there is no path to the cave, it is forbidden to climb up to the cave entrance.
Photo by Yotvat Fairizen-Weil to Beit Avi-Chai, PikiWiki website.
Mount Meron Summit Trail
The trail to Mount Meron, the second highest mountain in Israel, offers a combination of rich woodlands and a variety of animals that you may meet along the way.
The circular trail about 2 kilometers long is especially suitable for families, and includes observation points along the way.
Photo by Tamar Marom, PikiWiki website.
Photo by Tamar Marom, PikiWiki website.
Safed
The mystical city of Safed combines ancient buildings, cultures, unique alleyways and a famous artists’ colony.
The city’s well-known sites include Rabbi Yosef Caro's Synagogue, the Abuhab Synagogue adorned with azure hues and frescoes by artist Siona Tagger, the art galleries on Alkabetz Street, the Hameiri Dairy, Safed’s ancient cemetery and more.
Photo by Eldad Amar.
Photo by Eldad Amar.
Cave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
At the entrance to an ancient cave located in Pki'in, is a large carob tree with a spring nearby.
Tradition has it that Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and his son Elazar hid in this cave and wrote the Zohar, the foundational work of Jewish mysticism, known as Kabbalah, and that during the 13 years it took to write the Zohar, the two subsisted on the fruit of the carob tree and the water of the spring.
Photo by Elena Arenburg.
Photo by Elena Arenburg.
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