Lonely Planet: Israel and the Palestinian Territories Book

The Authors     15
Getting Started     17
Itineraries     21
Snapshot     26
History     28
The Culture     41
Food & Drink     62
Environment     72
Jerusalem     79
History     82
Climate     83
Orientation     83
Information     84
Dangers & Annoyances     88
Sights     88
Activities     125
Religious Services     126
Walking Tour     126
Courses     128
Jerusalem for Children     128
Tours     128
Sleeping     129
Eating     135
Drinking     139
Entertainment     140
Shopping     141
Getting There & Away     143
Getting Around     144
Around Jerusalem     144
Abu Ghosh     145
Sorek Caves     146
Latrun     146
Tel Aviv     149
History     150
Orientation     152
Information     152
Dangers &Annoyances     155
Sights     155
Activities     164
Walking Tour     165
Courses     166
Tel Aviv for Children     166
Tours     166
Sleeping     167
Eating     170
Drinking     175
Entertainment     177
Shopping     179
Getting There & Away     180
Getting Around     181
Around Tel Aviv     182
Jaffa     182
Netanya     186
Carmel Winery     186
Rehovot     188
Ramla     188
Haifa & the North Coast     191
Haifa     192
Daliyat Al-Karmel     207
Carmelite Monastery of St Elijah     208
Atlit     208
Ein Hod     208
Zichron Ya'acov     209
Caesarea     210
Beit She'arim     213
Megiddo     214
Akko (Acre)     215
Around Akko     220
Nahariya     220
Around Nahariya     221
The Galilee     224
Nazareth      225
Around Nazareth     230
Beit She'an     232
Around Beit She'an     233
Tliberias     234
Sea of Galilee     253
The Upper Galilee & the Golan     260
Rosh Pina     262
Hula Valley & Nature Reserve     264
Had Nes     265
Hayarden Park Nature Reserve     266
Ramot     266
Yehudiya Nature Reserve     267
Metula     269
Hurshat Tal National Park     270
Tel Dan Nature Reserve     270
Banias Nature Reserve     270
Nimrod Castle     270
Mt Hermon     271
Neve Ativ     271
Mas'ada     272
Majdal Shams     272
Merom Golan     272
Mt Bental     272
Mitzpe Quneitra (Quneitra Viewpoint)     273
Katzrin     273
Gamla Nature Reserve     274
Tsfat     275
Around Tsfat     283
West Bank     285
Bethlehem     290
Around Bethlehem     297
Ramallah & Al-Bireh     299
Around Ramallah      303
Jericho     303
Hebron     307
Nablus     309
The Dead Sea     311
Kalia Beaches     314
Qumran     314
Ein Feshkha     315
Metzoke Dragot     315
Ein Gedi     316
Masada     320
Ein Bokek     324
Sodom     324
Neot Hakikar     325
The Negev     326
Arad     328
Tel Arad     329
Be'er Sheva     329
Around Be'er Sheva     333
Northwestern Negev     334
Dimona     334
Sde Boker     335
Mitzpe Ramon     338
The Arava     343
Eilat     345
Around Eilat     353
The Gaza Strip     355
Gaza City     356
Elsewhere in the Gaza Strip     362
Petra (Jordan)     363
The Ancient City     364
Wadi Musa     367
Sinai (Egypt)     372
Taba to Nuweiba     373
Nuweiba     374
Ras Abu Gallum Protectorate     377
Dahab      377
Wadi Gnai     381
St Katherine's Monastery & Mt Sinai     382
Directory     384
Transport     400
Health     411
Language     416
Glossary     420
Behind the Scenes     423
Index     430
World Time Zones     446
Map Legend     448