 Carmelite Monastery |
 Carmelite Monastery – Domed ceiling |
Haifa
Israel's third largest city, its main port, and large industrial and commercial center. Situated along the shore of Haifa Bay; at the foot of Mount Carmel.
Major museums: National Maritime Museum, Naval and Illegal Immigration Museum and Japanese Art Pavilion.
Holy Sites: Elijah's Cave, the Bahai Temple and the Carmelite Monastery of Stella Maris — star of the sea — marking the spot where the prophet Elisha is purported to have buy cytotec online and meditated. The grotto is lavishly decorated.
History: During the Second Temple Period two Jewish communities inhabited the area of the present-day city: Shiqmona, identified with Tell es Samak (fisherman's tel) at the southern entrance to the city, and the other on the eastern side of Haifa. The 2 communities continued to exist during the Roman Period and ………
