The first point on the trip is Shula from Shtula
Shula lives in the pastoral settlement of Shtula, a village on the Israeli-Lebanese border. The road leading up to Shtula is one of the nicest and greenest in all the Western Galilee. Shula Giladi, nicknamed the “The Kurdish Mama,” loves to entertain people and feed them her tasty cooking. She is best known for serving authentic Kurdish food in her home and garden, that she makes with much love, and telling her guests about her life.
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Hanita Forest occupies an area of over 2,300 dunam (approx 575 acres) across the slopes of the Western Galilee hills at a height of 100-400 meters above sea level. KKL-JNF acquired the lands of Kibbutz Hanita, which was established as a Tower and Stockade settlement in 1938, and planted a forest around the Lower Hanita site that had served as a way station for the settlement group before they reached the top of the hill where the kibbutz stands today. At the upper end of the forest, which now extends from Hanita all the way down to the township of Shlomi, stands a reconstruction of the tower and stockade site with an adjacent recreation area that is accessible to visitors with limited mobility. An Additional picnic site can be found 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.
Come and Taste Experience Discover – the Westen Galilee is NOW!
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