Carmel
The Carmel ridge rises along Israel’s northern coast, with Haifa wrapped around its seaward slopes and the rest of the range forming a green spine inland. The posts here cover Haifa’s Bahá’í Gardens, the German Colony and Stella Maris monastery, and the Mount Carmel sanctity that links the Elijah narrative to the centuries-old Druze and Carmelite communities on the mountain.
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Haifa
A day in Haifa: the Bahai Gardens spilling down Mount Carmel, the Ahmadiyya mosque, Stella Maris and the cave of Elijah, the German Colony, and a hike in Nachal Siach to round off.
Mount Carmel
A day on Mount Carmel, from the panoramic Mishmar HaCarmel viewpoint and the burn scars of the 2010 fire to Little Switzerland, the Chai Bar wildlife reserve, the Druze town of Daliyat-al-Carmel and the Muchraka monastery linked to the prophet Elijah.
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Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
Berkeley Haas Business School student