Haifa Airport 30 min
Knights' Halls, Old Akko (14 min) Vast, restored fortress from the Crusader period, with multimedia exhibits & excavated artifacts. Haifa Port (29 min) Bustling international seaport features a duty-free shopping center, train depot & a cafeteria. Ghetto Fighters' House Lohamei HaGeta'ot (8 min) Opened in 1949, this museum focuses on the Holocaust & Jewish heroism, with exhibits & guided tours. Yehiam Fortress National Park (23 min) Fortress ruins with Crusader & Ottoman buildings, including towers, a mosque & a bathhouse. En Afek (23 min) Archaeological site of biblical town of Aphik, with Bronze Age & later remains, plus crusader fort. Rosh Hanikra Grottoes (21 min) A steep cablecar along a white chalk cliff leads to these cavernous grottos with turquoise water. Al-Jazzar Mosque (14 min) Completed in 1781, this stately, architecturally notable mosque looks out on the Mediterranean Sea. Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh (8 min) Keshet Cave (29 min) Limestone archway spanning the remains of a shallow cave, popular with rappellers. Achziv National Park (14 min) Beach, lagoon, camping, park, and nature Stella Maris Monastery (34 min) Carmelite monastery featuring an elevated altar, muraled dome roof & ornate stained-glass window. Montfort Fortress (29 min) Ruins of a fortified 1100s crusader castle, later owned by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. Nakhal Kziv Reserve (21 min) Tranquil forested area with a stream, hiking trails & the remains of a medieval castle. Cave of Elijah (35 min) Grotto believed by some to be the location where the prophet Elijah once took shelter. Khan of the Pillars (19 min) Merchants' inn from the late 1700s, with a colonnaded central courtyard & a grand clock tower. |