Guidebook for Haifa
Sightseeing
From "Gan Ahem" funicular station, head to the promenade (see on the Maps above). You may pass through the Panorama Shopping Center (a small mall with an excellent speciality wine shop).
(Note : There is a Zoo in the Gan-Ahem garden, in case you have extra time).
The view from the promenade is quite impressive, you can see the Haifa bay, the suburbs of Haifa and the northern border of Israel, to Lebanon.
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Louis Promenade
Louis PromenadeFrom "Gan Ahem" funicular station, head to the promenade (see on the Maps above). You may pass through the Panorama Shopping Center (a small mall with an excellent speciality wine shop).
(Note : There is a Zoo in the Gan-Ahem garden, in case you have extra time).
The view from the promenade is quite impressive, you can see the Haifa bay, the suburbs of Haifa and the northern border of Israel, to Lebanon.
Parks & Nature
These gardens are very nice and prominent in Haifa. If you arrive to Haifa by boat, you see them on the mountain. They are inscribed as a UNESCO’s World Heritage.
The Bahai is a monotheistic religion and they have in Haifa their headquarters.
You can visit the gardens, but there are strict rules with guards watching that you will not do things like pick flowers.
From the main gate, you can visit only the upper terrace. If you want to visit all the gardens, you have to walk to the left, 100 meters, to another gate and there join a free guided tour. These guided tours are only at selected hours. They last 40 minutes and some of them are in English.
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Bahá'í garðar Haifa - Svalir
61 Yefe Nof StThese gardens are very nice and prominent in Haifa. If you arrive to Haifa by boat, you see them on the mountain. They are inscribed as a UNESCO’s World Heritage.
The Bahai is a monotheistic religion and they have in Haifa their headquarters.
You can visit the gardens, but there are strict rules with guards watching that you will not do things like pick flowers.
From the main gate, you can visit only the upper terrace. If you want to visit all the gardens, you have to walk to the left, 100 meters, to another gate and there join a free guided tour. These guided tours are only at selected hours. They last 40 minutes and some of them are in English.
Entertainment & Activities
Gan Haem
122 HaNassi BlvdIt's not a huge zoo. Go there if you have extra time or children.
Food Scene
Get down at the funicular station : "Aneviim" or "Masada" . Head to the left, to Wadi Nisnas which is an Arab Christian neighborhood with one of the best Falafels in Israel (they have won competitions).
Go to the narrow Wadi street and you will find the "Falafel Azkenim" and in front "Falafel Michel".
Try not to arrive here on a Sunday because most of the small shops will be closed, including the Falafels.
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Wadi Nisnas
Get down at the funicular station : "Aneviim" or "Masada" . Head to the left, to Wadi Nisnas which is an Arab Christian neighborhood with one of the best Falafels in Israel (they have won competitions).
Go to the narrow Wadi street and you will find the "Falafel Azkenim" and in front "Falafel Michel".
Try not to arrive here on a Sunday because most of the small shops will be closed, including the Falafels.
Cofix Bar
130 HaNassi BlvdCafe and bar and take out restaurant where everything is 5 nis!
Shopping
If you walk to the right of the "Aneviim" or "Masada" stations, you will arrive to Hertzel street, which is the main commercial street of Haifa, the city center.
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Herzl Street
Herzl StreetIf you walk to the right of the "Aneviim" or "Masada" stations, you will arrive to Hertzel street, which is the main commercial street of Haifa, the city center.