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Everyone from prophets to Crusaders has dreamed of going Israel

Visitors come almost magnetically to this land still considered sacred by millions of Jewish, Christians and Muslims. For thousands of years, Jerusalem has attracted visitors from all over the world. Four thousand years since it was founded, three thousand years after King David conquered it, two thousand years since Jesus walked its narrow passageways and fifty-six years since it became the State of Israel’s capital, Jerusalem is still an enchanting city, situated gloriously upon its mountainous throne merging daily life with spirituality.

As the place where Jesus grew up, studied and lived most of his life, Nazareth has for two thousand years been closely identified with Christianity and has attracted hundreds of millions of pilgrims from around the world. Nazareth is also Israel’s largest Arab city and as such serves as a major cultural center. Over the past decade the historical Old City has been extensively renovated, preserving and restoring the architectural beauty and unique character of its narrow lanes and alleys.

Tel Aviv is a sophsiticated city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Tel Aviv is also the main part of the largest and most populous metropolitan area in Israel, known as Gush Dan (“Dan Aggregate”). The larger metropolitan area comprises a number of separate municipalities with around 2.2 million people living in the 14 km sprawl along the Mediterranean coast.

How far does one have to descend to reach the Dead Sea? About 400 meters below sea level. How deep is this salty lake? Almost the same (in the northern section). Fascinating? Absolutely! Every detail about the Dead Sea is fascinating. It is called the Dead Sea because its salinity prevents the existence of any life forms in the lake. That same salt, on the other hand, provides tremendous relief to the many ailing visitors who come here on a regular basis to benefit from its healing properties. All these and more make the Dead Sea so fascinating, so different and so interesting.

To the Northeast, across the sparkling waters of the harbor sits the medieval walled fortress city of Acre. Directly North, if the weather is good, beacon the heights of Rosh Hanikra, the white cliff, checkpoint on the Israel-Lebanon border.

A visit to the city of Safed (Tsfat) - with its magnificent mountaintop setting and fresh, clean mountain air, is a heavenly experience. The ancient Galilean city is the highest city in Israel, and commands a breathtaking view of the Galilee in the winter with its green mountains and the white snow-capped peak of Mount Hermon. 

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