Haifa, Israel
Mount Carmel
The mountain ridge where the prophet Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal.
Biblical significance
Carmel is a wooded limestone ridge running to the Mediterranean, green where Israel is dry — which is why the drought in Elijah's contest bites so hard in the telling. At Muhraqa, near the summit, a Carmelite monastery marks the traditional site of the altar and offers one of the great views in the country, across the Jezreel Valley to Gilboa and Tabor.
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Best time to go
October to May; the valley haze clears after rain.
Visitor notes
Muhraqa is a 40-minute drive from Haifa; small entrance fee for the roof terrace. Stella Maris monastery in Haifa marks Elijah's cave.
Coordinates
32.7311, 35.0450
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