Montfort Castle, Upper Galilee

Name: Montfort Castle
Address: Upper Galilee, Israel

#4 among attractions in Upper Galilee

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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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. ()

Local name: מונפור Built: 1228 (797 years ago)Coordinates: 33°2'40"N, 35°13'36"E

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Upper Galilee Israel

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Montfort Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Tefen Open Museum, Mi'ilya, Tel Kabri.

3.5 miS
National park, Park
Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Upper Galilee
89 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.
5.2 miSE
Museum
Tefen Open Museum, Upper Galilee
132 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.
2.3 miSE
Town, Forts and castles
Mi'ilya
60 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.
5.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Tel Kabri
144 min walk • Tel Kabri, or Tell al-Qahweh, is an archaeological tell containing one of the largest Middle Bronze Age Canaanite palaces in Israel, and the largest such palace excavated as of 2014.
1.3 miE
Prehistoric site
Horvat Galil
32 min walk • Horvat Galil is an archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel, 13 kilometres from the coast of the Mediterranean.
2 miW
Archaeological site
Manot Cave
52 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.
1.4 miN
Music venue, Nightlife
Keshet Eilon
35 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.
3.8 miSE
City
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
98 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.
2.2 miN
33°4'27"N • 35°14'16"E
Sarach Cave
55 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
2.1 miSE
Locality
Mi'ar
54 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.
5 miNW
Town
Shlomi
127 min walk • One of the main attractions in Shlomi is the Nahal Betzet nature reserve, which boasts breathtaking hiking trails and stunning waterfalls. Nature enthusiasts will appreciate the diverse flora and fauna that can be found in this pristine natural setting.