From our balcony we look out over the Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee) and on a clear day we see Mount Hermon, snow-capped in the winter.

From our kitchen window we look up to the residential areas of Upper Tiberias and to the Switzerland Forest beyond.

Tiberias is a town full of history. It was established more than 2,000 years ago, and was the final home of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish Supreme Court in the days of the Talmud.

It is the ultimate resting place of Rabbi Akiva and Maimonides, as well as a host of other sages.

In Tiberias, the Mishna and the Jerusalem Talmud were written, and a thousand years ago the Masoretes of Tiberias devised the system of vowelising Hebrew words.

Tiberias is a wonderful base from which to explore northern Israel’s beauty spots and major tourist attractions.

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