Fassuta, Upper Galilee

Name: Fassuta
Address: Upper Galilee, Israel

#8 among attractions in Upper Galilee

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Fassouta is a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, south of the Lebanese border. In 2019 it had a population of 3,172, nearly all of whom are Melkite Christians. ()

Local name: פסוטה Area: 4.35 mi²Coordinates: 33°2'58"N, 35°18'21"E

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Upper Galilee Israel

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Fassuta – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

6.2 miSW
National park, Park
Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Upper Galilee
158 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.
4.6 miW
Forts and castles
Montfort Castle, Upper Galilee
118 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.
5.1 miS
Museum
Tefen Open Museum, Upper Galilee
131 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.
5.3 miS
Synagogue
Peki'in Synagogue
134 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.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Pa'ar Cave
123 min walk • Pa'ar Cave is a karstic sinkhole in the Upper Galilee, Israel.
3.2 miSW
Town, Forts and castles
Mi'ilya
81 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.
3.4 miW
Prehistoric site
Horvat Galil
87 min walk • Horvat Galil is an archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel, 13 kilometres from the coast of the Mediterranean.
4.8 miS
Town
Peki'in
124 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.
5 miW
Music venue, Nightlife
Keshet Eilon
128 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 miSW
City
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
78 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.
3.2 miSE
Town
Hurfeish, Upper Galilee
82 min walk • Hurfeish is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 6,410.