Safed: what to see and where to eat

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35,700 people live here

Nearest airport: Rosh Pina Airport (RPN), about 6.96 km from the centre

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Berthold Werner / Public domain
ancient city
Capernaum
village at Lake Tiberias in the north of historical Judea, associated with Jesus
Mo-Su 08:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-04-14
Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2024-04-14
About 12 km from the city centre
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Unknown / Public domain
ancient city
Tel Hazor
Archeological site in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 9 km from the city centre
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Lior Golgher • ליאור גולגר / CC BY-SA 3.0
mountain
Meron
mountain in the Upper Galilee in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 9 km from the city centre
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Grauesel / CC BY-SA 3.0
valley
Hula Valley
valley
Opening hours Not checked
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About 18 km from the city centre
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Berthold Werner / Public domain
mountain
Mount of Beatitudes
mountain in Israel, near Lake Galilee
Mo-Su 08:00-11:45,14:00-16:45 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-07-09
Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-07-09
About 11 km from the city centre
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Guyassaf / Public domain
stone age site
ʿAin Mallaha
prehistoric site in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 15 km from the city centre
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Hanay / CC BY-SA 3.0
archaeological site
Khirbet, Yarda
archaeological site in the Upper Galilee, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 9 km from the city centre
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archaeological museum
Golan Archaeological Museum
museum in the Golan Heights
Mo-Su 09:00-16:00; Fr 09:00-14:00; Sa off OpenStreetMap, written 2020-04-28
Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2020-04-28
About 18 km from the city centre
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Bukvoed / CC BY 4.0
archaeological site
Jubb Yussef
palastine
Opening hours Not checked
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This image was taken by the NASA Expedition 20 crew. / Public domain
monomictic lake
Sea of Galilee
largest freshwater lake in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 18 km from the city centre
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Chmee2 / CC BY 3.0
ancient city
Bethsaida
archaeological site in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 14 km from the city centre
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Giorno2 / CC BY-SA 3.0
ancient city
Magdala
ancient city, biblical location
Opening hours Not checked
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About 14 km from the city centre
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nature reserve
Mount Arbel
Israeli mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias
Opening hours Not checked
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About 16 km from the city centre
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Berthold Werner / Public domain
church building
Church of the Multiplication
church
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About 11 km from the city centre
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No machine-readable author provided. Bantosh~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / Public domain
church building
Church of the Beatitudes
church building in Tabgha, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 11 km from the city centre
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Zeromancer44 / CC BY-SA 3.0
mountain
Horns of Hattin
mountain
Opening hours Not checked
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About 19 km from the city centre
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Berthold Werner / Public domain
catholic church building
Church of the Primacy of St. Peter
church building in Tabgha, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 12 km from the city centre
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Jacek555 / CC BY-SA 3.0
national park
Karraza, Khirbat
village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
Opening hours Not checked
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About 9 km from the city centre
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Pacman / Public domain
river
Nahal Amud
River in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 13 km from the city centre
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haggibar / Public domain
archaeological site
Kedesh
archeological site in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 16 km from the city centre
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aqueduct
National Water Carrier of Israel
Israeli cross country water supply network
Opening hours Not checked
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About 31 km from the city centre
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Wilson44691 / Public domain
international bridge
Daughters of Jacob Bridge
bridge in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 13 km from the city centre
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Sergey Serous / CC BY 3.0
church building
Monastery of the Holy Apostles
church building in Capernaum, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 12 km from the city centre
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Yair Aronshtam from Israel / CC BY-SA 2.0
national park
Bar'am National Park
national park in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 12 km from the city centre
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Mogador / CC BY-SA 3.0
ancient city
Golan
ancient city
Opening hours Not checked
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About 15 km from the city centre
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Berthold Werner / Public domain
shipwreck
Sea of Galilee Boat
ancient shipwreck in Israel
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About 14 km from the city centre
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Reuven Yeshurun / CC BY-SA 3.0
archaeological site
Zuttiyeh
archaeological site in Israel
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About 13 km from the city centre
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אלי הרוש / CC BY-SA 4.0
mountain
Har HaAri
mountain in Israel
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Getting there Nearest stop or station בית ג'ן 16, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap
About 12 km from the city centre
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cave
Amud cave
cave
Opening hours Not checked
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About 19 km from the city centre
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Unknown / Public domain
valley
Beit HaKerem Valley
valley in Northern District, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Karmiel, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap
About 19 km from the city centre
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Ranbar / CC BY-SA 3.0
cave
Pa'ar Cave
cave in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 13 km from the city centre
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Bukvoed / CC BY 3.0
castle ruin
Ateret Fortress
castle ruin
Opening hours Not checked
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About 13 km from the city centre
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Almog / CC BY-SA 3.0
mausoleum
Tomb of the Matriarchs
Tomb in Tiberias, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 18 km from the city centre
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Bukvoed / CC BY 3.0
mountain
Mount Nitai
mountain in Israel
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About 16 km from the city centre
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Berthold Werner / Public domain
synagogue
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
orthodox synagogue in Safed, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Safed Central Bus Station, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Roy Lindman / CC BY-SA 3.0
synagogue
Abuhav synagogue
synagogue in Safed, Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Safed Central Bus Station, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Ranbar / CC BY-SA 3.0
mountain
Har Addir
mountain in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 14 km from the city centre
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mountain
Mount Canaan
mountain in Israel
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Almog / Public domain
fortification
Safed Fortress
archaeological site in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Safed Central Bus Station, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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archaeological site
Mughr al-Khayt
village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
Opening hours Not checked
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archaeological site
Al-Ahmadiyah
human settlement in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 19 km from the city centre
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Almog / Public domain
tomb
Tomb of Maimonides
Legendary tomb, rebuilt in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Tiberias central bus station, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
About 20 km from the city centre
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ד"ר אבישי טייכר / CC BY 2.5
synagogue
Peki'in Synagogue
ancient synagogue in Northern Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 15 km from the city centre
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אלמוג at Hebrew Wikipedia / Public domain
mountain
Har Kammon
mountain in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station כמון גבעה דרומית, about 18 min on foot OpenStreetMap
About 15 km from the city centre
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Sources for historical series of maps as follows: PEF Survey of Palestine Survey of Palestine Overlay from Palestine Open Maps OpenStreetMap / Public domain
archaeological site
Baysamun
village in Safad, Mandatory Palestine
Opening hours Not checked
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About 16 km from the city centre
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Itai / Public domain
river
Gilbon River
River in Golan Heights
Opening hours Not checked
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About 18 km from the city centre
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Almog / Public domain
national park
Naẖal Ẕalmon
wadi in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station כמון מצפור, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap
About 14 km from the city centre
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Owenglyndur / CC BY 4.0
national park
Hurvat Amudim
ancient village in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 19 km from the city centre
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Jacek555 / CC BY-SA 3.0
archaeological site
Chorazin
human settlement in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 9 km from the city centre
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Owenglyndur / CC BY 4.0
archaeological site
Bersabe
Roman-era ruin between Upper and Lower Galilee
Opening hours Not checked
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About 8 km from the city centre
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mountain
Har Hillel
mountain in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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mountain
Har Zeved
mountain in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 9 km from the city centre
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MASQUERAID / CC BY-SA 3.0
archaeological site
Kfar Bar'am
archaeological site in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 12 km from the city centre
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mountain
Har Goderim
mountain in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 14 km from the city centre
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mountain
Har Sasa
mountain in Israel
Opening hours Not checked
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About 13 km from the city centre
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אבישי טייכר he:User:Avi1111 / CC BY-SA 2.5
valley
Naẖal Meron
Opening hours Not checked
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Louski1 / CC BY-SA 3.0
jewish cemetery
Safed old cemetery
Opening hours Not checked
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Getting there Nearest stop or station Safed Central Bus Station, about 15 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Places to eat

restaurant
עדה
Food: breakfast
09:00-16:00; Fr 09:00-14:00; Sa off
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restaurant
מסעדת בת יער
Food: steak house
Mo-Su 12:00-22:00
מועצה אזורית מרום הגליל
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Safed: what to see and where to eat

Things to see

Mount Canaan

Har Kammon

Naẖal Ẕalmon

Har Hillel

Har Zeved

Har Goderim

Har Sasa

Naẖal Meron

Places to eat