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architecture. There are 95 elegantly designed rooms, some with views both of the Mediterranean and of Mount Carmel, and 750 sqm of art galleries, with exceptional pieces of art by some of Israel’s leading artists, including Sigalit Landau and Yehudit Sasportas. A large part of the artworks on show belongs to arts and culture entrepreneur and owner of the hotel, Lily Elstein about whom you’ll learn on the guided tour. The spa has been fully renovated and offers eight treatment rooms and a rich selection of treatments, as well as a heated indoor pool with panoramic view, and a modern hammam. The hotel restaurant, Oratorio, completes the guest experience to perfection, with its bountiful breakfast and dinner buffets, which include many vegan and vegetarian options. A stay at the Elma Hotel is an immersive experience that plunges guests into an atmosphere imbued with art, culture, and luxury. Concerts regularly take place here, in collaboration with the Zappa club. And if you feel like stepping outside and exploring the surrounding area, the spectacular Habonim beach is a short walk away, as is Nahal Taninim, and Nahal Me’arot nature reserve. elmahotel.co.il

The Elma Hotel I Photos: Gidon Levi, Itay Sikolski

the Ketura-Yotvata single track, which is of moderate difficulty. aravadesert.co.il 03 | The art of hospitality The Elma Hotel and Arts Center in Zikhron Yaakov When it’s cold and rainy outside, all you need is a weekend away at a luxury hotel with a spa, a hammam and a heated pool. And at Elma - a hotel and arts center in Zikhron Yaakov, you get even more. After a long period in which evacuees from the north were hosted here, the hotel is now once again welcoming tourists and travelers. Built in a beautiful historic building which won architect Yaakov Rechter the Israel Prize for Architecture, the

Elma Hotel is truly breathtaking, and I urge you to take the guided tour guests are offered upon arrival, to learn about its history and

Bike trails in the southern Arava I Photo: Oren Duenyas

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