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Safed Israel

Not far from Amirim is the city of safed (Tzfat- in hebrew), an old spiritual charming city. Safed is rich in small beautiful small stone buildings, and small pathways, a pretty light blue color surrounds the city. The Fresh air and holy feeling will no doubt capture you. The city lays on Knaan Mt, and the view from up the top is spectacular.

Safed Israel is famous for the fact that many important Rabbi's are bred here. It is an Israeli custom to visit these graves and pray there for good health or for good luck on finding your soul match.

There is an annual festival in this town, A Clezmer festival. held each summer. The clezmer is a word for different old musical instruments, mostly played to celebrate Jewish holidays. This festival is great but make sure to book your hotel rooms in advance as they tend to get full.

Further down from Safed lays Rosh - Pina, a sweet pretty small town, with a big sip ritual community. There is a wonderful Organic shop called "Drora's Herb farm", this shop belongs to the famous Israeli writer of a great herbs and spices books.

It can be a nice day to Keep going north and you can get to Manara cliff where there is the longest cable in Israel from which you can watch the view of the Galilee and the Golan heights.

On the northern-most point near the Mediterranean coast lays Rosh Hanikra. there is a kibbutz called Rosh hanikra where you can volunteer in, as helpers in the farm or at the bananas or avocados fields. in this kibbutz there is a local pub open on weekends where you can buy a cheap beer and get together with the young generation of the kibbutz

Make sure you don't leave the Galil with out swimming in the great "Shcne" river and stopping at the famous Hamat-Gader (-were you can see crocodiles and bathe in the hot springs)