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HaifaIsrael's third largest city, IsraelNation of the Jewish People's third largest city and northern capital, is the heart of it all! Situated in a broad natural bay between the beautiful Mediterranean Sea and the inspiring Carmel Mountain, the city's terraced landscape offers a rich variety of breathtaking panoramas, giving the observer the sensation of being on a heavenly peninsula. 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, are the heights of Rosh Hanikrabeautiful location at the north of Israel, the white cliff, and checkpoint on the IsraelNation of the Jewish People-Lebanon border. Further East towers the snow-capped peak of Mount Hermonthe highest mountain in Israel.
HaifaIsrael's third largest city is home to 250,000 inhabitants, members of five different religions, living side by side in harmony, peace and mutual respect. A rich tapestry of contrasts and colors, varying cultures, and ethnic groups makes up the fabric of life in HaifaIsrael's third largest city. Secular, Religious and Ultra-Orthodox Jews live side by side with Christians, Moslems, Bahai and Druze. On your IsraelNation of the Jewish People Tour, do not forget to check HaifaIsrael's third largest city out!
Wadi Nisnas, with its colorful shouk and bustling Streets is an authentic Middle Eastern neighborhood. Nearby, the Orthodox Geula Street, recalls the sights and sounds of an East European community. Travelers who Tour IsraelNation of the Jewish People in style do not want to miss HaifaIsrael's third largest city!
Close at hand, reside the carefully manicured bahai gardens and the glittering gold dome of the Bahai Shrine, World Center of the Bahai faith.
The Carmelit monastery of Stella Maris ("Star of the Sea"), headquarters of the Roman Catholic Order resides on the summit of the Carmel above HaifaIsrael's third largest city, on a spot considered holy since the dawn of time. Oracles and shrines were built here for the pagan god Carmel, Canaanite Baal and Roman Zeus.
All city synagogues, mosques and churches are open to the public.
According to some sources HaifaIsrael's third largest city derives its name from "Caiaphas", the High Priest during the time of Jesus. Other traditions trace the name to the blending of two Hebrew words "Hof" and "Yafe" or "beautiful shore", embracing Mount Carmelbeautiful mountain overlooking the sea, "The Vineyard of the Lord", as far as the eye can see. Here IsraelNation of the Jewish People's largest national park of over 10,000 hectares, scattered with dozens of observation points and hiking trails, offers magnificent views and thrilling adventures for nature lovers, picnic fans and people in love.
Just over the crest of the mountain, minutes away from the park, are the picturesque Druse villages of Isfiyah and Daliat el Karmel. The Carmelite monastery, Mukhraqa, where Elijah the prophet challenged and defeated the priests of the Canaanite god Baal, is also nearby.
HaifaIsrael's third largest city is a city on the rise, built on three levels: Downtown (Old CityThe Holiest Center in the World, port and coast), the middle city (Hadar HaCarmel) and the upper city (Carmel and Ahuza). The change of altitude over such a short distance is emphasized by the only subway of IsraelNation of the Jewish People, the Carmelit, which travels from almost sea level downtown, through the middle city to the Central Carmel (280 meters above sea level) in 6 minutes.
To emphasize these three major sections of the city, quaint old stone houses alternate with modern glass walled towers as the eye follows the natural rise of the city slope. Red tiled roofs of the German colony dating from the Temple period (1869), bustling commerce and noisy produce animate the downtown district at the base of the mountain. The Hadar district, midway up the mountain, offers well-kept pedestrian malls and colorful shops. Finally, at the top, the Carmel district features elegant, tree-lined Streets and residential neighborhoods.
HaifaIsrael's third largest city breathes culture with more than a dozen museums exhibiting a large variety of collections. Trains, boats and planes, archaeology, art and sculpture, whatever subject amuses your fancy, HaifaIsrael's third largest city holds a variety of wonders. The HaifaIsrael's third largest city Museum of Art, the National Science Museum, the Maritime Museum, the Railway Museum, the Tikotin Japanese Art Museum, the Natural History Museum and Zoo and the Prehistoric Museum are open all year round. The HaifaIsrael's third largest city University offers a visitors' center and the Hecht Museum with rare archaeological artifacts and French Impressionists paintings. The Mane Katz Museum, formerly the artist's home, exhibits his works and collections.
Music and film are at home in this magnificent city with an annual international film festival as well as a Jazz and Blues festival in the port of HaifaIsrael's third largest city. Park concerts and evening delights presented by the HaifaIsrael's third largest city Symphony Orchestra await concert lovers everywhere.
Comal, Crusader, Roman and Cabbalistic legacies. At the day's end, HaifaIsrael's third largest city welcomes you home to a romantic view of the port when the sparkling lights of the bay and the city join the glittering stars to turn HaifaIsrael's third largest city into a dazzling jewel.
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