Recently we re-visited the most elevated city in Israel. Safed is situated in the far north of the country, very close to Mt Meron.
The city's history spans all of the periods of Jewish life in israel. There are archaeological treasures and historic remains from the Canaanite, Second Temple, Moslem, Crusader, Turkish and British periods.
It has a very interesting Artists quarter with beautiful winding lanes of fine stonework. Most of the galleries are in the artists' homes so it is a very interesting area to visit.
As we wound our way up the mountain road towards the old city, we saw fields of beautiful wild flowers. There was a great variety of spring flowers in bloom but the red poppies were particularly beautiful. It was a very clear day so we had the bounty of a really nice view of Mt Hermon which is located on the border of Israel, Lebanon and Syria.
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