Throughout recent years, exclusive accommodations have begun flourishing in Israel. Be it Spa Hotels; Luxury Hotels; small cabins (secluded or not) in rural places- “Zimmer” in Hebrew slang, or other Boutique places – all offer a taste of the exquisite. Some are based on ancient homes and houses, some are brand new; but...

Extreme Sports in Israel, like is many other states in the world, stand for a wide range of activities in sea, air and land. Thanks to the warm weather, and low amount of rain, the extreme sports are available year-round. Among the popular extreme sports  activities in Israel are surfing, windsurfing, kite-surfing,...

The Tel – (a historical mound) of ancient Jaffa is visible from the entire sea-front of Tel Aviv, into which Jaffa was incorporated 60 years ago. Dating back over 4000 years, Jaffa was the main port serving Jerusalem from the days of Kings David and Solomon, until the end of the Ottoman era in 1917. Open-to-view...

The Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jaffa is a gem, to surely be visited. The church was built in 1904 and is situated in the old American/German Colony just before Jaffa turns into the vicinity of Tel Aviv. Since 1955 the Norwegian Church Ministry in Israel has been in charge of the premises. Today a number of...

Israel is covered in white! The country has been swept in a unique weather system that has brought snow, hail and much rain, to a usually  warm country, in December 2013. Aside the beauty of the scenery; the children playing outside in the snow (and the closed schools…), many houses in the north as well as in Jerusalem...

Upon his last entry to Jerusalem, it is told that Jesus had gone directly to the Temple. He was appalled as the holiest place for Jews, the Temple, had been turned into a marketplace. There were money-changers making wrong-usage of the pilgrims; sacrifices, other merchants who had been selling goods but mainly it had...

There is never a dull moment in Jerusalem. Not even for kids….The old as well as new city offers a variety of attractions for children of all ages. Here are some of the most famous sites that may be of interest to your children as well as to you, their parents: The Time ElevatorThis attraction offer a large screen...

The travel/hiking trail is a path that links north, center and south of the land; offering unique tastes, cultures, adventures and experiences for those who hike it. It is a taste of Israel. The trail had been marked with the assistance of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. It stretches between the...

Tzova, also known as “Tzuba”, is a kibbutz near Jerusalem situated in the Judean Hills. Ancient Tzova is named “Tel-Tsova”, nowadays an archaeological site of the Jewish settlement in the days of King David , based on the Bible (Samuel). In 1170 it had been built into a Crusader fortress, Belmont, built at this spotin...

Ein Karen is a small community in the outskirts of Jerusalem; it is an important place, mainly due to two reasons: The first is that John the Baptist is believed to have been born in Ein Karem.  The second is that tradition has it that the stones that had built the Jewish second Temple’s altar, had been brought from...