Israel

The Holy Land of Israel has a magical attraction for people from all over the world. And not without reason. Nowhere else in the world will you find such a comprehensive mix of natural beauty, historical sites and shrines. Three of the world's major religions literally fight for space, Romans, Turks, Crusaders, Byzantines and more have left their historical calling cards and the landscapes vary from barren rocky desert to subtropical valleys to the most amazing green mountains and trickling springs. Israel is the size of Belgium, but offers the most incredible landscape. The south of the country is choppy and barren due to the Negev Desert. North of Jerusalem, the climate is subtropical and the landscape is fairly flat, green, but slightly sweaty. The northern part of the country, on the other hand, is unusually beautiful with high and especially lush mountains. The Golan Heights are particularly notable in this regard, and the heat lies like a blanket over Israel throughout the summer. In Tel Aviv it's sticky and humid, in Eilat it's as dry as an oven, while in Jerusalem and the north of the country it's more European in terms of humidity. However, temperatures are still on the very warm side of 30. From November to March, between 80 and 150 millimetres of rain fall per month. In turn, the temperature drops to between 10 and 25 degrees. Israel is therefore most comfortable in autumn or spring.