What a wonderful way to start out a work day in downtown Haifa. Ava Cafe is right in the center of the business district on Ha’atzmaut, with a quiet entrance just around ...

The Great Mosque of Ramla is the largest original and complete crusader church in Israel. Masjid al Omari means that a previous building was transformed into this mosque. The cathedral of John ...

  Nikikei Yiftach, also called Yiftah Crevices Nature Reserve reveal fascinating deep karstic fissures created over eons in the tough dolomite and limestone. Inside the Nature Reserve the depth of the fissures ...

  In Moshav Timorim, near Malakhi Junction (once better know as Kastina Junction), in the southern coastal plain, you will find Kadita Restaurant, a chef restaurant  serving a variety of meat, fish, breakfasts, ...

  No, the subject of this post is not J.K. Rowling’s hero, but a real-life Harry Potter. The real Harry Potter left his family’s home in Kidderminster to join the ...

  Yesterday I was shopping downtown in the Shuk (market) of Ramla, struggling to fight my way through the crowds. With a shopping bag full of fruit and vegetables in ...

This Circassian village, 8 km north of Safed,  is the twin of the only other Circassian village in Israel: Kafr Kama. The residents of Rihaniya are mostly Circassian.  The village was established in 1873 ...

  Mearat Paar Nature Reserve ( 14-dunam) is a Karstic Sinkhole in the Upper Galilee. Mearat Paar cave is located between the Mount Adir (part of the Meron Range), and Kibbutz Sasa. Directions: Route 89 north of Sasa Season: Year-round Difficulty: Family ...

  Prepare for you trip to Israel by downloading these Free PDF Maps of Israel of your destination and itinerary. These PDF maps require  Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher to ...

  The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been the center of strife between nations and denominations. Romans and Christians competed to designate this site as holy only to their own beliefs. ...