Close your eyes and imagine the products you will be able to find in the Negev; I bet wine is not going to be at the top of your list. And yet wine tasting or even a full wine tour will be surprisingly easy to organize. As a matter of fact, if you are a lover of the genre, you could build your entire stay in the area around the history of wine and wine tasting.
Author: Marion Krivine
French owner of Krivine Guesthouse in Midreshet Ben Gurion, together with my British husband John. A little piece of european greenery in the heart of the Negev Highlands, Israel. I have set out on this journey in order to provide our guests with the most accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive guide of the area.
Where to swim around our flat
This morning, I went into full reporter mode. I took one of the second hand bicycles we are keeping in our garage (old enough to be anti-theft proof but totally adequate for a leisurely ride along the promenade which, do I need to remind you, stretches from Rosh HaNikra to Shavei Tzion, a full 15 km of bliss).
A bit more about the holiday flat in Nahariya
It is about 50 sq meter, built on two floors with pretty steep steps, so it is not suitable for children under 15 or people with mobility problems.
The city of Nahariya
A German industrious and succesful city
Nahariya has long been known as the ‘Yekke’ city, a nickname given to the 40,000 Jews who came to Palestine in the 30’s, fleeing the Nazis. It all started in 1935 with a few dozen settlers who had just arrived from Germany.
Mitzpe Revivim
A great place to visit that is finally opening to the public
For the last twenty years, the mere mention of Mitzpe Revivim would send me into a fit of mild depression. Not that the place in itself was depressing, as a matter of fact, quite the opposite, but because it was always closed.
The not so Secret Life of the Nubian Ibex
We are in the third week of our second lockdown and in order to keep sane and busy, I have tackled a new hobby (a favorite among visitors to the area): I am observing and photographing Nubian Ibex everyday for about two hours.
Rappelling with Adam Sela
We have neither bungee jumping nor sky-diving, but we have excellent rappelling (or snappling). It generally takes the form of a long and strenuous climb followed by a quick and thrilling descent.
The Lost City or the Halukim Enigma
Mount Karkom – The Mountain of God?
Har Karkom is a mystery. While it makes no doubt it was a major paleolithic worship place,
some believe it to be the Mountain of God, one of about 12 contendants to the title of Mount Sinai.
Ein Zik (and Ein Shaviv)
Ein Zik is an oasis located in a horseshoe valley surrounded on three sides by towering cliffs. Rainwater runs down and through the cliffs and is trapped in this basin close to the surface, a large, soggy underground lake (the technical name for this is ‘layer spring’). The Israel trail goes through it.
