The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Beatitudes by the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum, the traditional “mount” on which Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Near the Church of the Mount of Beatitudes, there is also a hostel of Franciscan nuns, a garden, and a farm […]
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The Wedding Church at Cana is a religious building of the Catholic Church located in the central part of the town of Kafr Kanna (Cana), in Lower Galilee, located in northern Israel. Its name commemorates the event of the Wedding at Cana from the Gospel of John, thought by some Christians to have taken place
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Mount Precipice (Hebrew: “Har HaKfitsa”; Arabic: “Jebel al-Qafzeh”, “Mount of the Leap”), also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord, and Mount Kedumim – is a mountain that is located in the south of the city of Nazareth, just 2 kilometers from the modern city center, overlooking the Jezreel Valley,
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Mount Tzfahot hiking offers a stunning view of the Gulf of Eilat and four (!) Surrounding countries, right at the southern end of the Eilat mountains range, not far from the southern hotel complex in Eilat. The circular hiking trail on Mount Tzfahot offers a not-so-difficult day hike with spectacular views and is recommended for
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Montfort Fortress is a national park with a medieval archeological site and the remains of a Crusader fortress from the days of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The ancient and breathtaking fortress is built in front of a perfect view on a narrow and steep spur on the south bank of the Nahal Kziv gorge in
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Ein Jilabun is a historic officers’ pool located on the Jilabun Stream. Getting there is simple and includes a light walking route of about 1.5 kilometers from the car park. The officers’ pools in the Golan Heights are another reminder of the Syrian regime that ruled the place until the 1967 Six-Day War. The Syrian
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Lavi Forest is a large pine forest that covers the basalt slopes east of the Golani Interchange, in the direction of Givat Avni. The forest has several trails suitable for the whole family, a large campground with plenty of picnic tables, a playground for children, toilets and water taps, and two smaller campgrounds. During the
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The Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem (In Hebrew: “Gan HaPaamon” – meaning “The Bell Garden”) is a large maple city garden located near the city center, between the Talbiyeh neighborhoods, the German Colony, and Yemin Moshe. To the east, the garden is bounded by King David Street, with Bloomfield Garden on the other side. The
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Florentin (Hebrew: פלורנטין) is a neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv, Israel, named for Solomon Florentin, a Greek Jew who purchased the land in the late 1920s. The neighborhood is referred to as Tel Aviv’s Soho, due to the gentrification process it experience in recent decades. Florentin was initially populated primarily by poor
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No visit to Tel Aviv is complete without a seaside stroll, and after recent renovations to the city’s boardwalk (tayelet in Hebrew), it is an absolute must. The 14-kilometer-long Tel Aviv promenade is packed with bike paths and walkways, wooden amphitheater seating overlooking beach volleyball nets, playgrounds, exercise equipment, and comfortable cafes. With the fresh, salty
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