Horvat Galil

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Horvat Galil is an archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel, 13 kilometres from the coast of the Mediterranean. ()

Coordinates: 33°2'30"N, 35°14'53"E

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Horvat Galil – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Montfort Castle, Tefen Open Museum, Peki'in Synagogue.

3.6 miSW
National park, Park
Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Upper Galilee
92 min walk • Yehi'am Fortress National Park is an Israeli national park in the western Upper Galilee on the grounds of Kibbutz Yehi'am, whose main attraction are the ruins of a hilltop castle.
1.3 miW
Forts and castles
Montfort Castle, Upper Galilee
32 min walk • Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles south of the border with Lebanon.
4.5 miS
Museum
Tefen Open Museum, Upper Galilee
114 min walk • The German-Speaking Jewry Heritage Museum is a museum in Tefen, an industrial park in the north of Israel established by Stef Wertheimer.
6.7 miSE
Synagogue
Peki'in Synagogue
172 min walk • The Peki’in Synagogue, is a synagogue located in the centre of Peki'in, Northern Israel. The current building was erected in 1873, on the site of older ones.
1.3 miSE
Town, Forts and castles
Mi'ilya
34 min walk • Mi'ilya is an Arab local council in the western Galilee in the Northern District of Israel. Its name during the Kingdom of Jerusalem era in Galilee was Castellum Regis. In 2019 it had a population of 3,244, all of whom are Melkite Greek Catholics. The town is located immediately to the northwest of Ma'alot-Tarshiha.
3.2 miW
Archaeological site
Manot Cave
82 min walk • Manot Cave is a cave in Western Galilee, Israel, discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old.
6.2 miSE
Town
Peki'in
160 min walk • Peki'in or Buqei'a, is a Druze/Arab town with local council status in Israel's Northern District. It is located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha in the Upper Galilee. In 2019 it had a population of 5,893.
2.2 miNW
Music venue, Nightlife
Keshet Eilon
56 min walk • Keshet Eilon is a music center established in the year 1990, located in Kibbutz Eilon, Israel. Its mission is to be a source of strength and support for young gifted violinists.
2.8 miSE
City
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
72 min walk • Ma'alot-Tarshiha is a city in the North District in Israel, some 20 kilometres east of Nahariya, about 600 metres above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab town of Tarshiha and the Jewish town of Ma'alot. In 2019, the city had a population of 21,836.
2.3 miN
33°4'27"N • 35°14'16"E
Sarach Cave
60 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
1.2 miS
Locality
Mi'ar
31 min walk • Mi'ar, was a Palestinian village located 17.5 kilometers east of Acre. Its population in 1945 was 770. The Crusaders referred to it as "Myary". By the 19th century, during Ottoman rule, it was a large Muslim village.