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The Marzipan and Chocolate House is a charming place - more of a deli than a museum. You can find chocolate bars of various types, nuts and almonds of all kinds, spreads, honey, and more. Lovely shop. Children (and adults) can sign up for a great marzipan and chocolate workshop in the backroom. You’ll receive a set that includes an Injector with chocolate, a marzipan rectangle, and a pastry board so you can mold various designs of marzipan and chocolate. At the end of the workshop, the children (and the adults who participated with no less pleasure) take the marzipan sculptures and the chocolates they prepared. Next to the museum, you will find Barkan Wines Visitor Store. It is an excellent place for wine lovers. You can taste, sit in the pleasant courtyard, enjoy wine and a cheese platter, or buy from the wide selection of the winery. Enjoy🤗

Ezba restaurant is located at the entrance to the Arab village of Rama. This is a well-known establishment for over 25 years. You eat there unique dishes of Arab cuisine that you can only find in few restaurants in Israel. There is a selection for vegetarians and carnivores. We ate an excellent Maluhia with rice and noodles and Chubeza with Burgul (excellent). In the main courses, shish kebab stuffed with meat and cooked in yogurt, which was delicious. Although I usually do not like minced beef, I could not stop eating this wonderful dish. We also ate Vegan Kube baked in the oven. I never ate this dish anywhere else. It looks like Knafe, but it actually consists of potatoes and other vegetables with Burgul. The dessert – hot cheesecake and semolina, which is a kind of excellent take on Knafa. Enjoy🤗 For more places in the area press here

The beaches in the sea of Galilee are now quiet beaches and it is a great pleasure. Ginosar Beach is one of the pleasant beaches among them. It has a cafeteria, clean toilets, sections with lawns, a regulated beach with a lifeguard, and further away unregulated areas. Camping and sleeping on the beach is forbidden Enjoy🤗

Quiet beaches in the sea of Galilee - what a treat! Hukuk Beach has a cafeteria, tidy toilets, sections with lawns, a regulated beach with a lifeguard, and further away unregulated areas You can bring your own tent and camp. Camping equipment can also be rented here. There are also tents for hire and glamping with air conditioning. Enjoy🤗

Ein Ayub is a spring in the north of the Sea of ​​Galilee. The name is taken from a Druze tradition that tells that the prophet Job was beaten with boils and was healed in Ein Ayub. Drilling near the spring has created low-salinity waterfalls that flow into the Sea of ​​Galilee. The three waterfalls are cold and mix with the warm waters of the Sea of ​​Galilee, and it is a pleasure. Important 📌 There is no lifeguard. Swimming is the responsibility of the travelers. 📌 The waterfalls are great, but the area is not well maintained. There are few shady places and places where you can put your bags. 📌 Parking - There is no organized parking. You can park on the side of the road, but the edges are shallow. Private cars did it but be careful that the vehicle does not get hit at the bottom. We came on Saturday and parked near the Church. Opposite the Church, there are a few places to park at the margins of the road. 📌 On Saturdays and holidays, it is best to arrive early because it gets hectic. Enjoy🤗 For more trips in the area press here

Ein Nun Park is a green space with a large and fun spring water pool. There are several tables and benches in the park, lawns on which you can rest, and shaded areas. In the pool, the water is knee-high. It is ideal for small children. Adults also enjoy sitting and lying in the clear and refreshing water. 📌 It is free, pleasant, and very close to the parking lot. 📌Please note – you cannot barbeque there. 📌 The entrance sign says swimming is forbidden. Entering the water is the responsibility of the visitors to the park. Opening Hours Sunday-Thursday 9 am – 6 pm, Friday 9 am – 4 pm. The sign at the entrance is written it is closed on Shabbat. We were on Shabbat, and it was open. Enjoy🤗 For more trips in the area press here

Opposite Ein Ayub, when you climb up the mountain, there is a sacred cave to the Druze and a beautiful view of the whole area next to it. According to Druze tradition, Nabi Ayub stayed in the cave before going down to dip in the spring to heal from the boils he received from Satan. The cave is small and cool. There is a big tree next to it, and the view is terrific - the Sea of Galilee. You can climb a little further up the hill to an observation site with a large basalt stone and a sundial. Enjoy🤗 For more trips in the area press here

You have to make an effort to visit Degania. The main gate is not always open, and the museum requires prior arrangement. But for the story worth the effort. In 1910, ten boys and two girls undertook to cultivate the lands of Umm Juny, which had been purchased by the JNF a few years earlier. Two years later, they settled here, at the permanent site, near the source of the Jordan from the Sea of ​​Galilee. The pioneer group lived a life of economic sharing and believed in work and human equality. Thus, Deganya has become the "mother of groups" - the first kibbutz in Israel and a model for many kibbutzim that will follow and make a crucial contribution to the realization of the Zionist vision. The "First Courtyard" The "First Courtyard" was built in 1911-1912 and contained a residential building, a dining room, a kitchen, and farm buildings. The courtyard was built on the model of a European farm, with basalt walls and clay tiles. Inside it, the entire farm was run: a barn, a stable, a coop, workshops, and warehouses. In the 1970s and 1980s, the courtyard was restored. Still, its buildings continue to serve the current needs of the kibbutz, such as a library, cinema, restaurant, etc. The first house Degania's first residence was built in 1912 in a European style, with four rooms on each floor. In each room lived several members - among others, Aaron David Gordon and the poet Rachel lived here. During the First World War, the Ottomans confiscated the building favor German pilots who operated in the area. So the members moved to live in the warehouse and hut in the Rishonim courtyard. The first dining room - the museum The dining room, built-in 1912, was the center of Degania's life. Here they gathered every evening to meet friends, have conversations about the group, and arranging work. Today, the place serves as a museum of the history of the kibbutz. A visit to the site requires prior arrangement. Water tower The water tower was built in 1936 and renovated in 2007. A visit to Degania is a short and fun lesson in history. Look at this quote of Hayuta Bussel, one of the founders: "All the women movements in the world are fighting for their members' rights. But out movement is fighting for filling duties." Enjoy🤗 For more trips in the area press here

On the dirt path leading from the entrance to Kibbutz Kinneret to the southern Jordan River park, passengers will notice a solitary grave and a monument, telling two exciting stories. In the grave lies Yosef Salzman, one of the pioneer founders of Kibbutz Kinneret. Salzman was murdered in an ambush of four Arabs in the first month of the group's formation in 1913 and was buried where he was killed. Benzion Garden commemorates Benzion Israeli, a pioneer of agriculture and settlement in the Land of Israel and one of the founders of Kibbutz Kinneret. Israeli has many rights in settlement and defense. However, he is most identified with the return of palm trees to the Land of Israel. Israeli was not the first - as early as 1924, a delegation from the Zionist Organization brought palm groves from Egypt, but their planting failed. Then, Israeli went on a secret mission to Iraq in 1933 to smuggle date threads to Israel. They were planted in Kibbutz Kinneret and distributed from there. Israeli traveled eight times to Iraq, Persia, Egypt, and Al-Arish to bring palm groves to Israel. Benzion Israeli was killed in the Maagan disaster. A light aircraft crashed on a crowd at a memorial service held at Kibbutz Maagan in 1954. He was buried in the Kinneret Cemetery, with the palm tree adorning his tombstone. For more trips and sites in the area click here.

Between the Dgania Dam and the Alumot Dam, Hayarden Park is the southern part of the Jordan River. It is titled in Hebrew: Gan Morad Yarden Dromy (meaning the park of the southern part of the Jordan River). There is a paved route where you can descend to the wonderful water at any point along the way. On the trees, there are Tarzan-style ropes, and hikers do their private omega to the water. They also use the large tube between the two banks as a springboard… You can rent a canoe from the nearby Rob Roy park (a place that will make small children happy) and sail on the Jordan River Or just enjoy the water... Important: 📌 There is no lifeguard, and swimming is the responsibility of the travelers. 📌 The water is great, but unfortunately, hikers do not collect the garbage after them, and there are dirty areas. 📌 On weekends the place is full of tents of campers. 📌There is no shade. 📌 On weekends and holidays, it gets hectic, and you should arrive early. Waze: Rob Roy Enjoy 🤗 For more trips in the area press here

Magdala is an ancient city on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee, opposite the current town Migdal. The townspeople were engaged in fishing, trades, and salting fish. This is where Mary Magdalene, companion of Jesus, was born. The city's inhabitants took part in the Great Revolt under Josephus Flavius but were defeated by the Romans. As a result, many were killed, and others were exiled. A Jewish settlement existed on the site until the seventh century, with a Christian town next to it. In the seventh century, the two towns were abandoned. Since 1971, excavations have begun at the site, revealing the remains of a church and ancient public buildings. There is also an old port and an ancient ship attributed to the time of Jesus and is displayed today in Beit Yigal Alon in Kibbutz Genoser. In 2006, the Papal Institution of Notre Dame in Jerusalem purchased the area to establish a spiritual center. Simultaneously with the construction, rescue excavations took place, which in 2009 revealed the ruins of the city of ancient Magdala. These excavations also revealed an ancient synagogue from the Second Temple period - one of the oldest synagogues in the country. A square limestone that served as a model of the Temple was found in the synagogue. Today, two replicas of this stone are placed on the site. An impressive church has been erected on the site, used by believers who visit the place. 🏩 The archeological garden is currently operated by the hotel. However, the place does not regularly work due to the corona crisis and the drastic decline in inbound tourism. Therefore, you should check with the hotel when and if you can visit. 🎫 The hotel usually holds tours for its guests on Saturdays at 11:00, and sometimes you can join these tours at the cost of 17 NIS. The guided tour is highly recommended and upgrades the visit significantly. Enjoy 🤗 For more trips in the area press here

In Arbel National Park and Nature reserve, you will walk on cliffs, ascending and descending with pegs while looking at the amazing views of the sea of Galilee. This national park has both great historical significance and fantastic views, and various hiking trails. ✅We did the upper circular route that begins at the black-and-white trail. It passes through the fortress and caves and returns up the trail marked in red and white. ✅The circle route is amazing. You walk on the cliffs surrounding the mountain, constantly overlooking the Sea of ​​Galilee. You pass dozens of caves (there are about 350 caves in the national park). The caves were initially created naturally and were expanded and renovated by Jews who rebelled against king Herod BC. You can climb with pegs to some caves, and it is simply incredible. ✅The route takes about 3 - 3.5 hours, depending on the number of stops you make. 📌As for whether it is suitable for children and from what age - it always depends on the children, it is not an easy hike, but we saw a 6-year-old do it. It always depends on the child. ✅ Those who want to make a short and easy route – you can walk up to the viewpoint overlooking the Sea of ​​Galilee and return. There are several other routes in the park- some are linear and require 2 cars - it is advisable to consult with the inspector at the beginning. ✅ There are several other routes in the park- some are linear and require 2 cars - it is advisable to consult with the inspector at the beginning. Enjoy 🤗 For more trips in the area press here.