Nahariyah - Naharija

Nahariyah (Hebrew נהריה), often in other spellings such as Nahariya or Nahariyya, is a city in the north Israel. Due to its location on the Mediterranean Sea, the city is a popular travel destination.

background

Modern Nahariya has existed since 1934; It was founded by Jewish emigrants from Germany. During the Israeli War of Independence in 1948, the city was cut off from the rest of the country; At that time it was surrounded by Arab settlements and could therefore only be supplied by boats from Haifa. In the past few years, Nahariya has been hit with rockets several times from nearby Lebanon; most recently in January 2009 in connection with the Gaza war.

Naharija is considered a beautiful seaside resort; the first settlers opened small hotels for bathers.

getting there

By train

Nahariya can be reached via the coastal line of the Israel Railways (Israel Railways / Rakevet Israel). The city is the start and end station of two intercity lines; there is no passenger traffic beyond Naharija station. One of the two lines runs from Nahariya over Akko, Haifa, the Carmel Coast, Tel Aviv and the Ben-Gurion airport to Modi'in, the other takes the same route to Tel Aviv, but then continues via Lod Beersheba. With both intercity connections together, approximately one hour intervals are reached.

By bus

Nahariya is very well connected to Haifa by buses. The buses run several times an hour during the day from the central bus station (Central Bus Station / CBS) along the coast via Akko and the cities on the Bay of Haifa (the so-called "Krajot") to the central bus station "HaMifrats" in northern Haifa. In Haifa there are connections to the entire Israeli bus network (in Haifa it may be necessary to change to the central bus station “Chof haKarmel” in the south of the city, see Notes in the relevant section at Haifa). There are only a few connections from Nahariya to northeast Israel or the northern Jordan Valley.

aim	Bus routes	Connection density during the day	Duration approx.	Price NIS	Hints
Haifa CBS haMifrats	271	every 10-15 min	1:00	16,00	Occasional reinforcement by the express lines 270 and 272
Safed	367	5 connections daily	1:00
Rosh HaNikra	23, 32, 33	irregularly, approx. every 30-60 min	15-30 min		Duration depending on the route
Ma'alot Tarschikha	40, 41, 43-45	irregularly, at least every half hour	20-30 min		Duration depending on the route
Notes: In some cases, not all lines to the destination are mentioned here (e.g. if there are many different lines between two cities or very few journeys on one line). The specified cycle density refers to all available connections between two cities. Swell: Egged and Otobusim.com; Status: 12/2009 - The trips may not be carried out by Egged, but by another company.

In the street

Coming from the south you can reach Nahariya on road 4 from Haifa or Akko. With the road 89 there is a connection through Upper Galilee to Safed and to northeastern Israel (including Hule level and Golan Heights). Roads leading north end at the Lebanese border.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Nahariya is primarily a seaside resort. There is a municipal museum in the village. There are also various possibilities for excursions in the area (see there).

activities

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

health

Practical advice

trips

• Rosh HaNikra, the eponymous kibbutz and the famous white chalk cliffs are a few kilometers north of Nahariya on the Lebanese border.

• Achsiv or Akhziv: The israeli national park is located in a beach area north of Nahariyah in front of Rosh HaNikra.

• Montfort: the ruins of the crusader castle Montfort are located a few kilometers from Naharija inland

• Akko: The former crusader city with its oriental flair is located a few kilometers south of the city.

literature

Web links

• http://www.nahariya.muni.il/ - Nahariya official website