Atlit served as the primary detention center for illegal immigrants to Palestine during the British Mandate period (1920-1948). The camp, located about 20km south of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast, was maintained until the Palmach, led by Yitzhak Rabin, infiltrated the camp and released 200 prisoners in a covert operation in 1945.
The sole remaining original building of the Atlit Detention Center.
Reconstructed barracks.
Given the limited space of the barracks, personal possession were hung from the rafters.
Ein Hod is an artists' village established by Dadaist painter Marcel Janco in 1950 at the site of a vacated Arab village on the western slopes of Mount Carmel. It is a serene village with beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea, home to about 150 artists and their galleries.
Metal sculpture in the main circle of the village.
In this village, even the trash bins are artfully designed.
The Janco-Dada museum.
A Marcel Janco piece.
Ein Hod door.
Village center art.
After touring Ein Hod, we were directed to the neighboring Arab village of Ein Hud, where we were told there was a restaurant with the best food in the region, "well worth the drive and the damage to your car." A short bumpy ride later, we entered the village and asked to be pointed towards the restaurant, called The House. The restaurant, open only on days when reservations were made in advance (luckily this was one of those days), offered only a fixed price menu. For 90 NIS per person, each customer is barraged with nearly 10 courses of Arab cuisine. Each day's menu is carefully crafted by the "mother", depending on which combination of complementary ingredients are most fresh that day. Needless to say, the meal was amazing and we could only finish a fraction of what was served.
The House.
The House.
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