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.
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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.
Our flat in Nahariya – an excellent starting point to discover the North of Israel
It might look strange to find articles about the North of Israel in a blog called visitingnegev.com, but last July, on the day we received the keys to a holiday flat we just bought in Nahariya, we officially became people of the peripheries!
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.
