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While nestled in a highly pastoral
landscape, Montfort Castle
reminds us of the stormy history.
Photo: Omri Avidar
The Mount Adir Observation Point
engages the landscapes, memories,
beauty and sorrow. Photo: Omri Avidar
has been home to a colorful and authentic
market held on Saturdays for centuries.
Everybody in the area, of all faiths and
speaking a variety of languages meet and
shop there. Christians and Muslims have
lived alongside each other in Tarshiha for
centuries, and you can see lovely and well-
tended churches and mosques in close
vicinity to each other.
Over the generations in Tarshiha, outstanding Simon, the oud and violin virtuoso, and you can meet authentic craftspeople, taste
craftspeople have set up shop close to the Ibrahim Azzam, the fabulous singer, who fabulous food, listen to good music and
market and have earned a reputation for became famous throughout the entire Arab understand that coexistence among the
themselves throughout the entire country. world are but a few. Tarshiha boasts a music religions can be a reality.
Tarshiha's blacksmiths became famous school. Bands from the village perform
for their quality work, which included everywhere and yet, every Saturday, you The tour to the Crusader castle of Montefort,
all agricultural tools used in the field, can hear the sounds of the oud, kanun and the side streets of Tarshiha and the stunning
horseshoes and equipment, and all forms violin being played in the alleys by the village views from Mount Adir, will give you but
of kitchenware. But the knife makers, who youth. a small taste of the Galilean tapestry that
proudly engrave their names on the shiny includes secrets, views and moving personal
blades, surpassed all the others. Even today, In recent years, Tarshiha has become a stories...
you can watch the last of these craftspeople culinary powerhouse, with people coming in
plying their trade at the ancient workshops. throngs to eat typical Galilean Arabic dishes, Come visit and get a taste of the Galilee.
baked goods or Arab sweets. Additionally,
And let's not forget the carpenters, with their don't forget to visit the gourmet restaurants The author is a tour guide who specializes in the
furniture, doors and delicate and finely styled and the fun modern pubs with a great Galilee area and runs private tours all over Israel.
windows that can still be found in many atmosphere. www.omri-travel.co.il, omri.avidar@gmail.com,
houses around the Galilee today. Among +972-54-4957737
the carpenters, the most famous were In short, a visit to Tarshiha, the nice little
those who made the musical instruments. village, opens a window to the past, where
As can be expected, musicians and singers
followed, some of whom became famous.
Hakhmat Shaheen, the composer, his son
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