On a small hilltop, 10 meters above sea level, stands the 27-meter-high water tower that overlooks Nahariya and has become the symbol of the city. In 2003, the Nahariya municipality in collaboration with Mifal HaPayis, Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites and Inner Wheel, reopened the water tower and today it serves as a municipal art gallery with changing exhibitions.
When visiting the city of Nahariya, you can continue to enjoy the botanical and zoological garden located in the northern part of the city.
Small and intimate 16 dunams garden and zoo with a large grassy area in its center for picnics and to watch the garden birds roam freely. The garden opened in 2003 and has a large variety of animals and plants from all over the world.
After visiting the Botanical Garden you can continue on Route 89 towards Kibbutz Cabri where you can enjoy lunch at the Adelina restaurant.
Inside what was once the first Culture House of Kibbutz Cabri, is Adelina restaurant with its cozy rustic-European style and large patio overlooking banana plantations seemingly floating in the distance. Chef Rushdi Daquar and his skilled staff, serve a diverse menu combining flavors and ingredients from the Galilee with Spanish-Catalan cuisine.
Founded in 1993 at Kibbutz Kabri, The Gottesman Etching Center, is a place for artists from Israel and overseas to create artistic etchings.
Back towards Kabri Junction where you turn left. After about a mile, turn right into a paved road to an archeological forest.
Other than various types of trees, the garden has an impressive collection of ancient agricultural facilities that have been collected and displayed by KKL-JNF with Israel Antiquities Authority – olive press, wine press, flour mill and more that gave early inhabitants of Israel a way to store produce for a long time. Visitors get to learn about the different stages in olive oil extraction.
At the end of the route and on your way back south you can enjoy delicious coffee at Yodfat Cafe.
Yodfat Cafe, found in the green Misgav Regional Council, was established out of love of people, nature, food and culture.
This wonderful combination is reflected in the café on all levels – the beautifully designed and aesthetic complex, the delicious and special food made from local, Galilean ingredients: olive oil from Yodfat, local sourdough bread, Malka beer and Dalton wine, in the cozy hospitality of the terrace facing the landscape of Mount HaSha’avi, at live shows and events.
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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