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Chocolate & Creation Workshop for the Whole Family

At Kibbutz Kfar Masryk

 

Winds Are Blowing in the Alleys of Safed & the Biriya Forest

Trip with Tour Guide Amnon Gofer

 

A Boutique Workshop for Handmade Leather Bags

At the Omanya Studio in Kibbutz Afek

 

A Western Galilee Now Tour in Old Akko

With Tour Guide Judith Bar Or

 

Zoom-in-Galil Coming Your Way!

Gift Packages from the Galilee

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Gift packages for woman

Enjoy the Galilean gifts espiacialy for women

 

Leisure and Creation Packages

Enjoy Your Time Together!

 

Handmade Gifts from the Galilee

Made by Boutique manufactures of the region

 

A special birthday package

For those you love

 

Send your Israeli relatives this amazing DIY Leather mask kit

Made with love at Omanya Studio

Galilean Culinary Delivered to Your Home

To All Deliveries
 

Delicious Deliveries

From Penguin Restaurant

 

Deliveries from Noalush

Tarshiha

 

Amazing Deliveries from Akko

By Nurit Poran

 

Homemade sandwiches and croissants.

From Kamah Cafe

 

Touching the Field with Dor Pintel

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Deliveries

Accommodation

 

Tamar VaGefen

Mizpe Hila

 

At Shefi's

Manot

 

A Cottage in the Orchard

Bustan Hagalil

 

The Hefer Ranch

Mizpe Abirim

 

The Sprit of The Galilee Camp Lodge

Kibbutz Matzuva

Lets Get Personal

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In The Media

WGN NEWS

FACE TO TIME- Our Online Art Exhibition is in the Air

Welcome to our online exhibition by 13 Artists, Members of Western Galilee Now – Small Business Consortium “In these turbulent times, when art and culture can’t be displayed to the public as they once used to, we chose to set the stage a little differently and bring artists and their work to Continue Reading

The New and Beautiful Exhibition- Northern Wind

Our New and beautiful exhibition “Northern Wind” is now showing. The exhibition presents four Galilean artists coping with the zeitgeist. We would like to give Special Gratitude to JNF-USA donors: Arik and Emily Shteinhauz & to Mitzi Kaitz For making this exhibit possible “The essence of all beautiful art, Continue Reading

The New Akko Photography Exhibition is on its Way!

We have been collecting Akko Photographs from participants who share with us the endless love for Akko. We have just finished to collect the photographs and begin now, to curate an exhibition of Akko through the eyes of the people. It is amazing to see Akko through different eyes, Continue Reading

It was a pleasure to host the Alexander muss students who came to spend six months in Israel, in spite of the current global situation. They are getting to know Israel, connecting to the people, the land and volunteering in different projects. We are admiring their vision and persistence Continue Reading

WGN Hosting Bloggers to the Western Galilee Culinary Magic

We were thrilled to host 8 Bloggers in the Western Galilee and introduce them to the culinary magic of the region. They were accompanied by our PR manager Orna Ben Chaim. They visited and tasted at — Hagit Lidror and enjoyed a Vegan cooking workshop Noalush Cafe, Bakery and Continue Reading

Western Galilee Now Association is Making Community Art

A few years ago, Western Galilee Now Association decided to bring in Artists and Craftsmen to the Tourism and business field. It created many creative cooperation and it is the foundation to the Space Gallery now bringing on a new exhibition and to the July Art project, allowing people Continue Reading

Art & Fashion Mission JNF-USA in the Western Galilee

The Art and Fashion mission of JNF-USA joined us for an amazing day here at the Western Galilee. We began with Alto Dairy and Cafe with a great Farm to Table breakfast accompanied by the Dairy’s special family story. We continued to a tour of Akko’s art galleries among Continue Reading

A lively visit of the famous Italian show- Donnavventura in Akko

It was a great pleasure to host the famous Italian show Donnavventura. The group of presenters arrived in Israel for the first time and, of course, visited Akko for a day. The Donnavventura team visited the Knight’s hall, the market, had a feast at Elmarsa restaurant and visited the Continue Reading

Western Galilee Now participated in the ASTA conference in TLV

For the first time in Israel, ASTA- American Society of Travel Advisers, came to Israel and hosted a conference at the Dan Panorama in Tel Aviv. We had the honor of presenting the association’s work in the Western Galilee to over 200 Advisers, eager to learn about Israel and Continue Reading

The renowned chef Alon Shaya participated this week in a GalilEat cooking workshop in Yarka

The renowned chef Alon Shaya participated this week in a Galileat, Galilean cooking workshop in the Druze village of Yarka. Alon is the winner of the James Beard award (the Oscars of the culinary world) and today is the owner of 2 restaurants, Safta in Denver and Saba in Continue Reading

Mexican Actor Eddy Villard Visits Israel & the Western Galilee for the First Time

We were happy to host the well known Mexican actor Eddy Villard. It was Eddy Villard’s first visit to Israel and we were happy he chose to see the Western Galilee. We visited Old Akko, Rosh HaNikra, the Alto Dairy in Shomrat and had a great time at the Continue Reading

Michal Shiloah Galnoor WGN CEO, in the Annual JNF-USA conference in Washington

The American Organization JNF-USA has invited Michal Shiloah Galnoor, Western Galilee Now’s CEO, to participate in the Annual conference where the senior staff meet the Israeli representatives of JNF projects across Israel. It is the 6th year Michal has been invited to participate in the conference. The conference initiative Continue Reading

From Italy to the Western Galilee

It is a pleasure to expose foreign journalists to the secrets of the Western Galilee. We had the honor of collaborating with the Ministry of Tourism and hosting Italian Journalists who were eager to see, learn and experience. We visited old Akko, the Western Gailee tourist information center, Art Continue Reading

Gorgeous day with Puzzle tours visiting the Western Galilee

We had a gorgeous day hosting Puzzle Tours- Puzzle Israel offers exclusive and personalized trips to Israel for families, congregations, and anyone looking for a unique Israel tour. Puzzle tours came to Akko to meet us at the JNF-USA Western Galilee tourist information center to learn about the Western Galilee and all it Continue Reading

Hosting Tour guides on a Ministry of Tourism training day on the subject of- Man, Community and Art in the Western Galilee

We are Happy to host another successful and fruitful day based on our collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism. It was a special training day for tour guides on the subject of  Man, Community and Art in the Western Galilee. We enjoyed meeting at the JNF-USA tourist information center in Continue Reading

It was a pleasure hosting Journalist and Blogger Anna Duek from Brazil

We had beautiful days with journalist Ana Dueck in the Western Galilee, visiting us from Brazil. It is such a beautiful region and we enjoy making the human connection to responsible, sensitive and heart warming tourism in our area. Thank you Ana, it was Great to meet you, See Continue Reading

Italian Food Bloggers (Foodies) Come to Taste the Western Galilee

We were so happy to host Italian reporters specializing in food for two beautiful, tasty days together in the Western Galilee. They enjoyed Buza Ice Cream, beer tasting in Malka Brewery in Tefen, wine tasting at the Kishor Winery, a culinary tour with Nurit Poran, Odette Chocolate at the Continue Reading

JLIM-JNF Mission visit Akko and the Western Galilee

We were so happy to host the JLIM-JNF Mission in the Western Galilee. On the 2-3 of July the mission visited Kishor winery in the special village of Kishorit where they enjoyed great wine and a beautiful story.  The next day was dedicated to the Action race guided by Continue Reading

Hosting New York Times Columnist Joan Nathan here in the Western Galilee

It was a great day with Joan Nathan and her family up North. Joan Nathan is a renowned writer and New York Times Columnist, who is the author of 11 cookbooks, including “Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France,” which NPR named one of the Continue Reading

JNF-USA “Food and wine” mission visit the Western Galilee

A young group from the JNF-USA “Food and wine” mission came to visit the Western Galilee fro three days and three nights. During these great days together they visited our Western Galilee now association members and learnt of the true importance of tourism in our region. The mission visited Continue Reading

The Tourism Department at the Ministry of Tourism Came to Old Akko

The Tourism Department at the Ministry of Tourism came to visit us in Akko to see what is new in the region and spread the word. We started our day in our JNF-USA Western Galilee tourist information center, near the Akko market in the old city. We walked through Continue Reading
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Western Galilee Now is a registered non-profit grassroots organization (NGO) promoting awareness and appreciation for the region’s boutique wines, beers, food and produce, along with its cultural diversity, its historic traditions and the area’s scenic routes nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea acting as a Chamber of Commerce to boutique tourism operators in the region.

We expose the visitors to the unique heritage and hospitality through workshops, culinary events, art, music, guides tours, festivals and also through our Tourist Information Center in Akko, owned by JNF USA which we were chosen to operate since Jan. 2016.

Our vision is to develop local and foreign tourism based on close cooperation between all the interested parties in the region.

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