Amirim

Worth seeing in and around Amirim

One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb

   Rujum en-Nabi Shu'ayb or Jethro's Cairn is an ancient megalithic monument, consisting of a crescent shaped heap of field stones, located some 15 kilometers from the Sea of Galilee on a fairly inaccessible hillside below Parod in Northern Israel. It has been measured as 14,000 cubic meters in volume and about 150 meters long, making it visible from satellite photos.

   2.4 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

A number of Druze villages have an interesting culture.

1. 01
   Baram

   Remains of a large synagogue from about the 3rd century.

2. 02
   Jish

   The only surviving Maronite village in Israel, with Roman and Talmudic remains.

3. 03
   Meron

   A village near Safed, the traditional burial place of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

4. 04
   Mount Meron

   Israel's highest mountain, if excluding the Golan Heights, at 1208 meters above sea level with several hiking trails.

5. 05
   Montfort Castle

   A fortress built by the Crusaders during the times of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in Israel.

From Wikivoyage: Amirim, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

The picturesque Galilee landscapes are covered by a dense network of hiking trails. See Hiking and backpacking in Israel for more details. Mini-golf Farod, Kibbutz Farod,. A tourist center with numerous activities: mini-golf course for all ages, a swimming pool filled with local spring water, and paintball. Also ice cream parlor serving various desserts and Belgium waffles.

1. 01
   Kids Airport

   Adjacent to the My Baby child supply megastore.

From Wikivoyage: Amirim, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Amirim

   A vegetarian village, containing several vegetarian/vegan restaurants.

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Getting to Amirim

Airports

Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 98 km · Damascus (DAM), 112 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 116 km

• Beirut → Amirim

  106 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · $21–28
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• Amman → Amirim

  119 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · JD6–8
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• Damascus → Amirim

  101 km · quickest by road, 3h 43m · $13–18
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