Region: Golan & Galilee
   
Location:  Northern Israel in the Galilee, 900 meters (3200 feet) above sea level in the mountains of the Upper Galilee

Driving Directions to Safed (Tzfat): In the Galilee off of highway 89. From Tiberias take highway 90 north to highway 89 west.
 
Cities/Town Close By:  Akko, Haifa, Karmiel, Katsrin, Kiryat Shmona, Ma'alot, Nahariya, Shaghur, Tiberias
  
Population: approx. 35,000 
 
Landscape: Rolling hills and mountainous area in the Northern Galilee.
 
Modern Day:  Safed is know as one the Jewish worlds holy cities and a center of Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism.  Safed is also a major tourist area known as a one of Israel's prominent artist colonies.  
   
History:  The city of Safed appears in Jerusalem Talmud as one of five elevated spots where fires were lit to announce the New Moon and festivals during the Second Temple period. 

After the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, many prominent rabbis found their way to Safed, among them the kabbalists Isaac Luria (Arizal) and Moshe Kordovero; Joseph Caro, the author of the Shulchan Aruch and Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz, composer of the Sabbath hymn Lecha Dodi. Safed rose to fame in the 16th century as a center of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). The influx of Sephardi Jews made Safed a global center for Jewish learning and a regional center for trade throughout 15th and 16th centuries.

Parks/Forests: Baram National Park, Korazim National Park, Har Meron.
     
Holy Grave Sites: Ari HaKodesh holy grave, Rashbi holy grave
       
Museums: Meiri Museum of Safed History, Printing Press Museum, Doll Museum, Frenel Museum, Hungarian Jewry Museum, Eliyahu Ben-Ze'ev Gallery, Kabbalah Art Gallery, Safed Candles Gallery, Tzfat Gallery of Mystical Art, Canaan Workshop
  
Festivals: Safed (Tzfat) Klezmer Festival, Safed Classical Music Festival (Tzfat-Rosh Pinna Music Festival)
 
Attractions/Places of Interest: Artists colony, Old City of Safed, Safed Winery
 
Things to Do: Hiking, Biking, Spiritual, Visit graves of famous Rabbis.
  
Dining:  click here 
 
Lodging: click here 

City Website: click here

Synagogues of the Old City: click here

Links of Interest: Coming Soon (links to other websites)

Places of Interest: Coming Soon (Tels, Forests, Parks, etc.)