Important Cultural Places to Visit in Northern Israel

The North of Israel is just as beautiful as its cities. After and during the second Israeli-Lebanon war, many tourists obviously cancelled their tours to Israel but now there is a now renewed interest in the North of Israel. Read why.

Tiberius and the Sea of Galilee
Tiberias built in 1929 and has survived many storms and floods are now a major hotspot for tourists who wish to explore the Sea of Galilee, which is actually Israel's largest fresh water lake. Take a boat ride from Tiberias to Kibbutz Ein-Gev, which has a fish restaurant and tourist village. Israel's most famous poetess Rachel wrote many of her fine poems while sitting on the banks of this lake.

The Golan Heights - The release of this flat mountainous terrain that once belonged to the Syrians prior to the 1967 war is one of Israel's most beautiful pieces of countryside. Here one can visit a wine factory in the biggest town of Katzrin and in ten minutes, you can find yourself drenched in cool springs and waterfalls in the Yehudiya nature reserve.

The Jordan River and the Ami Promenade
The Jordan River in the summer is the perfect place to go kayaking. The Jordan River has important cultural connotations in the Bible this short delightful walkway brings you past Kibbutz Amir and up to the bridge to Kibbutz Kfar Blum, both important places for pioneer settlements during and after Israel's War of Independence.

The Banias - this Nature Reserve is one of Israel's main water supply. Its abundance of waterfalls and nature trails can be seen year round. You can take a guided tour or walk it yourself . Keep abreast with weather updates during November to February months in particular, as flood can be an intermittent problem.
Metulla and the Good Fence - Metulla represents Israel's most northern city and is a moshava or small town in Hebrew. Like many rural areas in the Northern of Israel, orchards from vineyard to almonds trees and olive grove are luscious all around.

Israel has joined the ranks of its Europena counterparts in the fine art of wine making. Wineyards can be seen from Kibbutz Yiron along the Lebanese border to Kibbutz Amiad , thirty minutes by car north of Tiberias.
Whatever your fancy, you can find a variety of activities to pick and choose for you and your family. Just check operations, weather. The gems of Northern Israel the Middle Eastern traveler in you.