Safed Citadel — Attraction in Safed

The view here of Lake Kinneret and the mountains around is stunning. Early morning and late afternoon best. The story of Safed in the 1948 war is told here in part on the signage. Children can play in the adjacent park. Students of the Crisader- Muslim struggle will appreciate the ruins. If you dare, look for the underground cistern whose echoes and...

Built upon ancient Jewish and Byzantine ruins, the Crusaders and then the Mamluks rebuilt it during the 12th and 13th centuries, until being totally destroyed by the 1837 earthquake. On the western slope beneath the ruins stands the former British police station, still pockmarked by bullet holes from...

If you visit Tzfat (Safed), visiting this monument and reading the history is a must. A very nice local told us how to access the domed area under the monument; part of the old...