Country
amazing, which has the ability to deliver on your choice: a rich
program of excursions, visits to holy places, visits to nature reserves
and natural parks, rest on the four seas: the Mediterranean, the Dead,
Red, Galilee, the Dead Sea treatment, treatment for hydrogen sulfide
sources in the Ein- Gedi,
on the treatment of hot springs in Tiberias, the services of
experienced physicians and modern hospitals in Tel Aviv, Herzliya.
Geographical polozhenieya: State the total area of 26.9 thousand square meters. miles. (The
area of Israel - 20.7 ths. Km., 6.2 thousand square meters. Km. Falls
on the Gaza Strip and West Bank), located in southwest Asia, on the
east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It has borders with Lebanon in the north-east - with Syria in the east - from Jordan to the south-west - with Egypt. The
relief is quite varied country - in the west, along the Mediterranean
coast, stretches the fertile coastal plain, north-east - the Golan
Heights in the east - the mountain ranges of the Galilee and Samaria,
and the depression of the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea. South of the country is the Negev and the Arava. The
highest point in the country - Mount Hermon (2224 m) in the north, the
lowest - the Dead Sea (400m below sea level - the lowest point of land
on Earth).
Climate: Subtropical,
although due to the nature of geography and topography, there are areas
of dry tropical and temperate type of climate. Average
January temperatures from +6 to +18 C, in July - from +24 to +30 C, but
the same temperature due to the difference in humidity in different
parts of the country is perceived in different ways. Summers are long (from April to October), hot and dry. In
Eilat warm throughout the year (from April to October, average
temperatures around 26 C), while in the north and in mountainous areas
is cool enough. In
the summer of the Arabian and the Sinai desert winds blow hot draining
"ball" and "khamsin," and frequent invasion of wet winters and warm air
masses from the Mediterranean. The water temperature ranges from the Dead Sea From 19 February to 31 C in August. The average temperature in autumn and spring, 25 C, 20 C in winter and in summer exceeds 32 C.
Things to do: Holocaust museum Yad Vashem. This memorial commemorates mash the 6 million Jews killed during World War II. For the first time the museum was opened in 1953. It consists of several buildings with a variety of exhibitions and sculpture exhibitions. Neot Kedumim - the Biblical Nature Reserve. At
250 hectares collected plants and animals mentioned in the Bible: the
proud cedars of Lebanon and humble hyssop that grows in the mountains of
myrtle and fragrant incense ... Every corner of the reserve - a living illustration of the eternal plot of the book. Safed. Of the four holy cities in Israel, Safed - one of the youngest. It is surrounded by picturesque mountains, in which the flow of the river and beat sources. We see all of Lake Kinneret. All Safed - the stone fences, stairs, houses, shutters, doors - painted in blue. They say that it is against the evil eye. And, despite the fact that the town is small, its beauty, holiness and mystery attracting many tourists. Galileo - one of the most beautiful mountain in Israel. It has always been a flourishing and fertile area. Residents of Galilee differed deep devotion to Judaism and has consistently raised in the temple in Jerusalem for the holidays. To this day, are the ruins of synagogues in Tiberias, Capernaum, Cana of Galilee. Tiberias - one of the holy cities in Israel. Already 2,000 years has witnessed historic events, wars, earthquakes. From the ancient city was almost nothing left except the ancient synagogue in Hammam-Tiberias. It was built in the IV century and it is well preserved mosaics. Shows the Ark of the Covenant. Menorah, lulav and other Jewish symbols. The number of inhabitants of Tiberias about 40 000, most are busy servicing tourists. Tiberias is famous for its curative mineral springs. Haifa - the third largest city in Israel, located in the north of Israel on Mount Carmel. It
is a city with spectacular views and the most beautiful beaches, is
located an hour from the historic center of the Crusader - Acre, Western
Galilee. Its
special significance for the three religions (Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam), Haifa is located must Cave of Elijah the prophet. It is also known as the resting place of the holy family in the way of his return from Egypt. All three religions attribute miraculous properties of the cave.
Nature: Nature
of Israel differs strikingly rich flora and fauna - more than 2,500
thousand plants (150 of them can be found only in Israel), 7 species of
amphibians, nearly 150 species of reptiles, 500 species of birds and 100
species of mammals.
Cuisine: Israeli
cuisine is rich in the products used and the variety of recipes, both
came from the depths of national traditions, and borrowed from
neighboring nations. The
religious rules of Judaism ("kosher") prohibit the eating of pork
dishes and seafood, with the exception of some fish species (according
to the rules for waterfowl should be scales), and dairy and meat dishes
to be prepared and submitted separately. It is also not allowed to eat meat perissodactyls, and rodents. Kosher
food must be maintained in all restaurants and cafes (kosher
restaurants are divided into meat and dairy), but almost everywhere
there are non-kosher establishments, as well as numerous restaurants
Chinese, Russian, French and Oriental cuisine.
