Carmel Beach, Haifa

After our visit to Mount Carmel, our bus moved downhill along a road in northwest direction to reach Haifa. Haifa at the northwest of Israel is approx. 12Km from Mount Carmel which is at the slope of Mount Carmel.  

Haifa is the third largest city in Israel after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Haifa, an old city with 3,000 years history has been occupied by all major powers in the Middle East - Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, British and now back to the modern Israel.

As the bus traversed southwards along the major Highway 2 alongside the coastline overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, we saw miles and miles of beaches. Carmel Beach is nearest to Haifa, followed by Zamir Beach and then Dado Beach over a distance of just 1.5Km. Carmel Beach is one of the favourite destinations for travelers.

We had a very brief stop by the road side at Carmel Beach, just enough time to take a few photos of the beach. 

Carmel Beach

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Unlike Jerusalem, Haifa is normally not in the itinerary of Christian pilgrims to Israel. Haifa is known worldwide not because of Judaism, Christianity or Islam. Instead, it is the Bahai Faith.  The Bahai Terraces or the Garden Terraces at the northern slope of Mount Carmel is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Israel. The Bahai World Centre Garden houses the Bahai World Centre. Bahai Garden were inscribed into the World Heritage List in 2008.

Photos with courtesy from Wikipedia.