Safet, Capital of the Upper Galilee

On Thursday Miriam Segall suggested an excursion to Sefat (or Safed)as she had visited the city on a tour of Israel 2 years before and wished to revisit a silversmith who she had met then. She invited Bonny and I to accompany her and we took off after lunch.
The drive from Ramot Naftali is beautiful in the hills of of the Upper Galilee. Safet is the hometown of Jewish mysticism or 'kabala' and was an important centre of learning in the late Medieval Period. Now the old city has become a centre for art and handicrafts.
The old city occupies the high ground which is capped by the Citadel whose ruins are set in a wooded park. Miriam, Bonny and I wandered through the old city and soaked in the atmosphere of the narrow streets. We visited a few artists studios and Bonny and Miriam both bought works by Simon Schlutskin.

A door transom decorated with two symmetrically placed lions with three doves flying above.

Another door in old Safet with the same heraldic lions with doves flying above.

View into a courtyard in old Sefat.