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Nahariya

Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel.

Nahariya
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The place

Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel. In 2024 the city had a population of 67,877.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Nahariya

10 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
    Jezzar Pasha Mosque

    The el-Jazzar Mosque, also known as the White Mosque of Acre, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of Acre, Israel, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar.

    9.6 km · mosque in Acre, Northern Israel · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Akhziv National Park

    Achziv or Az-Zeeb is an ancient site on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, between the border with Lebanon and the city of Acre. It is located 13.5 kilometres north of Acre on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, within the municipal area of Nahariya.

    4.7 km · national park in Israel · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Al-Muallaq Mosque

    The al-Muallak Mosque also known as the Mosque of Daher al-Umar is a mosque, located in Acre, in the northern district of Israel.

    9.9 km · mosque in Acre, Northern, Israel · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Ghetto Fighters' House

    The Ghetto Fighters' House is a Holocaust museum founded in 1949 by members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot. It is located in the Western Galilee, Israel, on the Coastal Highway between Acre and Nahariya.

    5 km · museum commemorating the Holocaust and Jewish heroism · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Mansion of Bahjí

    The Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, known among Baháʼís as the Blessed Shrine, is the burial place of Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. It stands at Bahjí, just north of Acre in northern Israel.

    7 km · Summer house in Acre, Israel; death place of Baháʼu'lláh · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Or Torah Synagogue

    The Or Torah Synagogue, sometimes the Ohr Torah Synagogue, also known as the Tunisian Synagogue in Acre, the Djerba Synagogue, and the Jariva, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 13 Kaplan Street, in Acre, in the Northern District of Israel. The building was completed in 1955 by Jews from Tunisia and took over 54 years for the artwork to be completed.

    9.3 km · Israeli Synagogue, located in Acre · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Manot Cave

    Manot Cave is a cave in Western Galilee, Israel, discovered in 2008. It is notable for the discovery of a skull that belongs to a modern human, called Manot 1, which is estimated to be 54,700 years old.

    9.4 km · Archaeological site in Israel · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Tel Kabri

    Tel Kabri, or Tell al-Qahweh, is an archaeological tell containing one of the largest Middle Bronze Age Canaanite palaces in Israel, and the largest such palace excavated as of 2014. Kabri is named for the abundance of its perennial springs the presence of which has led to the site's occupation and use as a water source from the Pottery Neolithic period to the present day.

    3.8 km · tell (hill city), containing one of the largest Middle Bronze (MB) Age (2,100–1,550 BC) Canaanite palaces in ancient Palestine · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Terra Sancta Church

    The Terra Sancta Church, also alternatively Church of St. Francis, is the name given to one of the two Franciscan-run Roman Catholic churches located in the Old City of Acre in northern Israel, the other one being the Church of St.

    9.8 km · church building in Acre, Israel · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    St. George church, Acre

    Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is an Orthodox church and monastery located in Acre, Israel. It dates back to 16th century and is built on the ruins of a Byzantine church.

    9.8 km · church building in Acre, Israel · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

The boardwalk is quaint and well kept. Follow the main street, HaGa'aton, to the sea, and enjoy walking or bicycle riding along the board walk.

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

Do

Things to do

Enjoy relaxing by the beach at the public beaches.

  1. 01
    Nahariya Carriage Rides

    Take a carriage ride around Nahariya for a unique perspective of the city.

  2. 02
    Nahariya Small City Train

    29 HaGaaton Blvd.

  3. 03
    Dive/Sail Center - Putsker

    Sail from Nahariya to Akhziv Islands, Rosh Haniqra, and Acre.

  4. 04
    Dance Israeli Folk Dancing

    Nahariya's boardwalk.

  5. 05
    Marina Sea Fishing

    5 HaMa'apilim st..

  6. 06
    Horse ride

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

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Banahala

    17 Yitzhak sadeh,.

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

Go there

Getting to Nahariya

Airports
Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 97 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 112 km · Damascus (DAM), 139 km
Stations
Nahariya Railway Station, 100 m · Acre Railway Station, 8.8 km · Acre Port, 10 km
  • Beirut → Nahariya
    105 km · quickest by road, 5h 40m · $23–32
  • Amman → Nahariya
    141 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · JD7–9
  • Tel Aviv → Nahariya
    107 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · ₪43–55
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Nahariya

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 Nahariya. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inTrain, bus, car or hitch-hiking into the Western Galilee are the options you have.
  • Get aroundHitch-hiking is also possible and relatively easy north of Akko.

From Wikivoyage: Western Galilee, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Petra and Wadi MusaJO

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    300 km
  2. 02
    Wadi RumJO

    8 ways of moving, 23 sources

    383 km
  3. 03
    DahabEG

    8 ways of moving, 29 sources

    505 km
  4. 04
    KastellorizoGR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    614 km
  5. 05
    NaxosGR

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    985 km

If you know how people move in Nahariya – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

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