Kfar Shamai

Worth seeing in and around Kfar Shamai

8 places 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
   Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue

   The Ashkenazi Ari Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Israel Najara Street, in Safed, in the Northern District of Israel. Dedicated in memory of Rabbi Isaac Luria, a kabbalist who was known by the Hebrew acronym "the ARI", the synagogue was completed in the late 16th-century, several years after his death in 1572.

   3.5 km · orthodox synagogue in Safed, Israel · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Abuhav synagogue

   The Abuhav Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Safed, in the Northern Director of Israel. The synagogue was completed in the 15th century and named in honor of the Spanish kabbalist of the era, Rabbi Isaac Abuhav, and is located on the eponymous Abuhav Lane.

   3.5 km · synagogue in Safed, Israel · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Safed Fortress

   The Citadel of Safed is a now-defunct fortress castle situated on the peak of the mountain housing the modern city of Safed. Furthermore, fortifications existed during the late period of the Second Temple as well as the Roman Empire.

   3.8 km · archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Khirbat Shema

   Khirbet Shema is an archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron. It features the ruins of a large Jewish village of the Roman and Byzantine periods, including the remains of an ancient synagogue and a mausoleum.

   2.8 km · archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Frenkel Frenel Museum

   Frenkel Frenel Museum is an art museum in the northern Israeli city of Safed. It was also known as Frenkel's Castle in the press.

   3.6 km · museum in Safed · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Shem And Eber Cave

   The Shem and Eber cave is a cave in the Old City of Safed, which has historically been a holy site for the Abrahamic religions.

   3.7 km · holy site in Safed, Isral · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   3.4 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Beit Castel

   The Beit Castel gallery, is a gallery in the Artists' Colony of Safed in Israel. The gallery hosts art of a diverse range of artists from the Artists' Quarter of Safed with a special focus on the golden age of art in Safed.

   3.6 km · Art gallery in Safed, Israel · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kfar Shamai

Airports

Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 96 km · Damascus (DAM), 111 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 118 km

• Beirut → Kfar Shamai

  104 km · quickest by road, 5h 6m · $21–29
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• Amman → Kfar Shamai

  120 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · JD6–8
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• Damascus → Kfar Shamai

  99 km · quickest by road, 3h 46m · $13–18
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