ancient ruins
Tyre (Sour)
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Northern District, Israel · Asia
Metula sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ghajar, 49km from Rosh HaNikra Grottoes.
Metula is a town located in Northern District, Israel. With a population of 1,615, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Metula sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Metula to your route.
Metula (Hebrew: מטולה) is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of 2,248 in 2024.
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Metula is located in Northern District, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 33.2793 latitude, 35.5787 longitude.
Metula has a population of approximately 1,615 people, making it a town in Israel.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A 13th-century Crusader fortress built on a small island connected to the Lebanese mainland by a narrow causeway, guarding the ancient port of Sidon.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Emir Bashir II's early-19th-century palace in the Chouf, built over thirty years with carved cedar ceilings, inlaid marble and a museum of Byzantine mosaics in the stables. Still the president's official summer residence.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Sea-carved tunnels running 200m through white chalk cliffs on the Lebanese border, reached by a cable car advertised as the world's steepest at a 60-degree gradient. The water inside glows electric blue.
49 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
50 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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