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Israel.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Bat Yam, Israel
Bronze

Bat Yam

Israel

This Mediterranean city on Israel's central coast, Bat Yam sits directly south of Tel Aviv with a walkable seafront and a café and restaurant scene along the…

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Yeruham, Israel
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Yeruham

Israel

Compact desert town in Israel's Negev, Yeruham sits amid vast arid highlands with a reservoir at its edge and serves as a practical base for exploring the su…

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Dalton, Israel
Gold
Wine country

Dalton

Israel

This modest wine-producing moshav in the mountains of northern Israel near Safed, Dalton was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Tripoli and sits beside the r…

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Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Gold
Mountain villages

Kiryat Shmona

Israel

Israel's northernmost city, Kiryat Shmona sits on the western slopes of the Hula Valley close to the Lebanese border, with mountain terrain rising around it…

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Nir David, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

Nir David

Israel

A turquoise spring-fed stream winds through this green, tree-lined kibbutz in Israel's Beit She'an Valley, with red-tile houses, palm groves, and broad agric…

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Rosh Pinna, Israel
Gold
Food scenes & café towns

Rosh Pinna

Israel

Founded on 12 December 1882, Rosh Pinna is one of the earliest Jewish agricultural settlements established during the First Aliyah and has been continuously…

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Shluhot, Israel
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Shluhot

Israel

This compact religious kibbutz set among broad agricultural fields in the Beit She'an Valley, with rows of date palms and orchards spreading across the valle…

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Or Akiva, Israel
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Or Akiva

Israel

This coastal town on Israel's northern shore, Or Akiva sits on the Mediterranean between Caesarea to the west and the Carmel mountain range to the east, with…

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Rihaniya, Israel
Gold
Mountain villages

Rihaniya

Israel

A compact Circassian village in Israel's Upper Galilee, spread across rolling green hills beneath broad mountain ridges, offering a rare glimpse into one of…

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Metula, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

Metula

Israel

A little village at Israel's northernmost tip, Metula sits directly on the Lebanon border in mountain terrain, with scenic viewpoints across the surrounding…

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Zikhron Ya‘aqov, Israel
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Zikhron Ya‘aqov

Israel

Founded in December 1882 by Romanian Zionist immigrants, Zikhron Ya'aqov sits on the southern tip of the Carmel ridge in Israel's Haifa district, with views…

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Rahat, Israel
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Rahat

Israel

Founded in 1972 and declared a city in 1994, Rahat is the largest Arab city in Israel and, by its own account, the only Bedouin city in the world — a distinc…

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Kiryat Gat, Israel
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Kiryat Gat

Israel

This modern Israeli town in the southern coastal plain, with red-tile residential neighborhoods spreading across flat terrain, serving as a regional hub with…

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Beit Jann, Israel
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Beit Jann

Israel

A Druze village high on Mount Meron in northern Israel, Beit Jann sits at one of the highest inhabited elevations in the country, inside the Mount Meron natu…

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Livnim, Israel
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Livnim

Israel

A modest agricultural hamlet in the Upper Galilee, Livnim sits on the western edge of the Ginosar Valley with views toward the Sea of Galilee.

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Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
Gold
Desert & arid landscapes

Mitzpe Ramon

Israel

Sitting on the northern rim of Makhtesh Ramon — a vast erosion crater in the central Negev — this small Israeli town offers some of the most dramatic desert…

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Majdal Shams, Israel
Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Majdal Shams

Israel

Majdal Shams is the highest-elevation town in Israel, sitting in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon near the Syrian and Lebanese borders.

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Nahariya, Israel
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Nahariya

Israel

Nahariya sits on Israel's Mediterranean coast at the northern end of the coastal plain, with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants running alongside the…

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Giv'at Shemesh, Israel
Silver
Sacred & spiritual destinations

Giv'at Shemesh

Israel

This little upland hamlet near Beit Shemesh, home to a striking stone Catholic monastery dedicated to the Regina Palaestinae, its terraced courtyard and crow…

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Ramat Magshimim, Israel
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Ramat Magshimim

Israel

This little religious cooperative village on the southern Golan Heights, close to the Syrian border, with an ancient archaeological ruin on its doorstep and…

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Arad, Israel
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Arad

Israel

Sitting on the border of the Negev and Judaean deserts with the Dead Sea a short drive to the east, Arad is a planned Israeli town founded in 1962 — the firs…

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Tzelafon, Israel
Bronze
Wine country

Tzelafon

Israel

Small Israeli moshav in the Judean foothills near Beit Shemesh, Tzelafon sits in agricultural country with vineyards nearby and offers a glimpse into a close…

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Kfar Blum, Israel
Bronze
Mountain villages

Kfar Blum

Israel

This kibbutz village in Israel's Hula Valley sits beside water in the mountain terrain of Upper Galilee, a short distance from Kiryat Shmona, with UNESCO Wor…

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Ariel, Israel
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Ariel

Israel

Ariel is a hilltop city in the heart of the Samaria region of the West Bank, founded in 1978 and granted city status in 1998.

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HaGoshrim, Israel
Bronze
Mountain villages

HaGoshrim

Israel

This modest kibbutz in the Galilee Panhandle sits alongside springs and streams, including Koren Stream, a tributary of the Dan River, giving it a waterside…

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Ness Ziona, Israel
Gold
Relaxing family getaways

Ness Ziona

Israel

Founded in 1883 as a Jewish agricultural settlement during the First Aliyah, Ness Ziona is a town in Israel's Central District with a compact centre of cafés…

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Sasa, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

Sasa

Israel

This little kibbutz in the high hills of Upper Galilee sits at elevation in mountain terrain, making it the westernmost settlement of the Upper Galilee Regio…

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Ginosar, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

Ginosar

Israel

Kibbutz on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Ginosar sits in the Plain of Ginosar north of Tiberias, with open water views and mountain terrain rising…

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Ramat HaSharon, Israel
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Ramat HaSharon

Israel

Founded in 1923 in Israel's southern Sharon region, Ramat HaSharon is a town in the Tel Aviv District that spent decades resisting city status in favour of a…

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Afula, Israel
Bronze

Afula

Israel

Founded in 1925 in the heart of the Jezreel Valley, Afula is an Israeli town known as the "Capital of the Valley" and sits within reach of mountains, water,…

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Migdal HaEmeq, Israel
Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Migdal HaEmeq

Israel

Hillside town in Israel's northern Galilee region, set among pine-covered slopes with rows of orchards below and a sprawling residential skyline that serves…

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Tirat Carmel, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

Tirat Carmel

Israel

A Mediterranean coastal town in Israel's Haifa district, Tirat Carmel sits between the western slopes of Mount Carmel and the sea, with a stretch of shorelin…

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Meron, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

Meron

Israel

Meron, a tiny village in the mountains of northern Israel near Safed, stands on the site of ancient Meiron, where excavations have uncovered remains from the…

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Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
Bronze
Mountain villages

Midreshet Ben-Gurion

Israel

This small community village on the Negev Highlands near Kibbutz Sde Boker, Midreshet Ben-Gurion sits alongside the Ben-Gurion Grave National Park and is hom…

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Shomera, Israel
Bronze

Shomera

Israel

A pocket-sized Israeli hamlet in the forested hills of the Western Galilee, where a winding road leads through dense orchards and scrubland to a compact vill…

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Korazim, Israel
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Korazim

Israel

A pocket-sized Israeli hamlet on the upland plateau north of the Sea of Galilee, where low red-tile houses sit among palms and flowering trees against open,…

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Yuval, Israel
Bronze
Quiet rural escapes

Yuval

Israel

This modest Israeli village in the Galilee Finger region, surrounded by rolling agricultural land with orchards and cultivated fields stretching across gentl…

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Amirim, Israel
Bronze

Amirim

Israel

A vegetarian village in Israel's Upper Galilee uplands, Amirim rewards visitors with sweeping views over green rolling hills and a broad lake shimmering in t…

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Karkom, Israel
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Karkom

Israel

Tiny hilltop village on Israel's Korazim Plateau, where red-tile houses rise above rocky, tree-dotted slopes with the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River valley…

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Kinneret Moshava, Israel
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Kinneret Moshava

Israel

Founded in 1908 by the ICA on the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, Kinneret Moshava is a modest village in northern Israel sitting well below sea le…

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Sakhnin, Israel
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Sakhnin

Israel

A busy Arab town in the hills of the Lower Galilee, Sakhnin's lively commercial streets, stone-and-concrete architecture, and a decorative roundabout fountai…

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West Jerusalem, Israel
Silver
Mountain villages

West Jerusalem

Israel

The modern commercial heart of Jerusalem, West Jerusalem developed from the late 19th century onward as the city's population outgrew the Old City, and expan…

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Kafr Qara, Israel
Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Kafr Qara

Israel

This hillside Arab town in Israel's Haifa district, where a gold-domed mosque with a tall minaret rises above olive-tree-covered slopes and colourful low-ris…

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Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Kiryat Motzkin

Israel

A compact Israeli town in the Haifa district, Kiryat Motzkin offers a walkable centre with cafés and restaurants, a striking modern civic square with a fount…

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Or Yehuda, Israel
Silver

Or Yehuda

Israel

A dense Israeli town in the Tel Aviv metro area, its low-rise and mid-rise apartment blocks spreading across flat terrain, with a compact café and restaurant…

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Yokneam Illit, Israel
Silver

Yokneam Illit

Israel

Modern Israeli town on the northern edge of the Manasseh Heights, where low-rise cream-and-green-roofed housing spreads across open hillside terrain between…

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Biriyya, Israel
Silver

Biriyya

Israel

A small Israeli upland village in the hills above Safed, Biriyya sits in elevated country with scenic viewpoints and proximity to a region rich in historic a…

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Tamra, Israel
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Tamra

Israel

Densely built Arab town in Israel's Lower Galilee, seen across open farmland with a rounded hill as backdrop, within easy reach of the historic coastal city…

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Giv‘at Shmuel, Israel
Silver

Giv‘at Shmuel

Israel

Compact Israeli town in the central district, where tree-lined streets and a low-rise civic centre with warm stone architecture sit alongside mid-rise reside…

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Bronze
Desert & arid landscapes

Netivot

Israel

Southern Israeli town with a Wikivoyage presence, Netivot draws visitors with its proximity to water, upland landscapes, and several UNESCO World Heritage si…

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