Nahariya is a city located on the Mediterranean shore, in the northern region of The Western Galilee.
It is bordering with Lebanon in Rosh Hanikra and it is the northern city in Israel along the sea shore in the west.

The city, which spreads over more than 10,000 dunam, is populated by about 50,000 people, due to the 2005 statistics, and considered to be a popular place for tourists.
The city's name has been given to it by the fact it is divided in the middle by the Ga'aton River, when river in Hebrew is pronounced 'Nahar'.   

Nahariya was founded in the 30's by immigrants from the fifth migration to Israel and considered to be an agricultural village but soon the settlers realized the natural recourses where suitable for tourist's attractions. 

Even though the agricultural idea didn't worked out, today in the city there are major leading industrial factories such as the meat factory of Zoglobek or the Strauss diary factory.

The most northern train station in the country is located in Nahariya, when it was a tourist city almost in its first days.

The place is a magnificent place to tour in, with one of the beautiful beaches in the country, the pastoralist views, the great warm people welcoming you.  

The city is a northern spot filled with entertainments and nightlife among them there's also restaurants, pubs, clubs, coffee shops, bars, malls, movie theaters, business centers, boutiques and more.
The beautiful city has special characteristics with the nature surroundings the metropolitan sites, such as the Ga'aton River, which flows to the Mediterranean Sea, in the main boulevard, Sderot Ga'aton.
One more feature is a beautiful public park in addition to the public beaches, the marina, rural accommodation and seaside hotels.

No doubt that the city is developing with a fast forward in the tourism area and making important marks as a tourism center.

Due to its geographic location the city is filled with many natural sites, botanic and archeological.

Among the attractive places to visit in the city there are also the Archeological Museum, the Byzantine church and Bet Liberman.