Meiron
Meiron was a Palestinian village, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Safad.
Meiron was a Palestinian village, located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Safad. Associated with the ancient Canaanite city of Merom, excavations at the site have found extensive remains from the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods. The remains include a 3rd-century synagogue, attesting to Meiron's prominence as a local religious centre.
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Worth seeing in and around Meiron
2 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.
- 01Meron
Mount Meron, also known as Mount Jarmaq or Jebel Jarmaq, is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve.
2.9 km · mountain in the Upper Galilee in Israel · Wikipedia - 02Khirbat 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.
600 m · archaeological site located in Israel at the foot of Mount Meron · Wikipedia
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Getting to Meiron
- Airports
- Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 93 km · Damascus (DAM), 111 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 120 km
- Beirut → Meiron111 km · quickest by road, 5h 11m · $21–29
- Amman → Meiron109 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · JD6–8
- Damascus → Meiron114 km · quickest by road, 3h 51m · $14–19
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No local-transport research exists yet for Meiron
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Meiron. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextSafed is an ideal location for basing many day trips in the northern area of Israel.
From Wikivoyage: Safed, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Meiron
- Safsafvillage in Safad, Mandatory Palestine3.3 km
- Or HaGanuzhuman settlement in Israel2.6 km
- Kfar Shamaihuman settlement3.3 km
- Bar Yohaiplace in Northern District, Israel2 km
- Kfar Hoshenhuman settlement in Israel3.4 km
- Al-Sammu'ivillage in Safad, Mandatory Palestine3 km