Shula Giladi, lives in a village nestled on the Lebanese border. The road to the village leads through one of the most beautiful roads in the Western Galilee.
Shula serves delicacies in her home and in her green garden, the most famous of which is the kubbeh with okra. At the end of the meal, tea, pastries and jams are served and Shula is happy to tell her personal and fascinating story, which she dips into with a lot of humor and usually ends with a poem.
The Hanita Forest is spread over an area of more than 2,300 dunams on the slopes of the Western Galilee Mountains and at an altitude of 100-400 meters above sea level. KKL-JNF purchased the lands of Hanita, which was established in the Tower & Stockade Operation in 1938. Around the lower Hanita, KKL-JNF planted the forest, which extends from Hanita to the town of Shlomi. In the upper part of the forest stands a reconstructed model of the site of the Tower & Stockade and a parking lot that is also adapted for people with disabilities.
Another picnic parking lot is located at the lower end of the forest, near Shlomi.
Odette is a special boutique for handmade chocolates and pralines opened by Dr. Shlomit Zamir at Kibbutz Regba. Dr. Shlomit Zamir, a Materials Engineer, decided after 18 years of working as R&D Groups Manager in Israel’s defense industry to dedicate herself to developing another kind of material, and a long-time hobby – chocolate. Her initial motivation was to combine her hobby with creating a proper work environment for her mentally ill brother and other people in his position, along with commemorating her mother – Odette. As she set off on her new path, Shlomit’s dream grew bigger and she decided to develop an international brand of pralines and high-quality chocolate products, using the best raw materials and meticulous aesthetics.
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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