Terraces of the Shrine of the Bab

Absolutely gorgeous!

Spent today showing a friend from Tel-Aviv all those Hifa attractoins she never saw- the Bahai Temple, ‘Vadi Nisnas’ and the old german colony (aka the templar colony). Had a wonderful day.
As for the Bahai Temple, we took the upper tour- going down from the top to the middle, and didn’t even had to do any arrangements- we just asked at the gate and they signed as up for the 3pm daily preschedualed english tour- only half an hour away.
When you read my recommendatoin bare in mind that I am a local (born and raised in Haifa), but i still have to say, ‘worth visiting!’

Haifa’s most impressive sightseeing attraction is certainly the Baha’i Gardens.
The gardens are a memorial to the founders of the Baha’i faith. Haifa is the international headquarters for the Baha’i faith.

Baha’is believe in the unity of all religions and see all religious leaders – Christ, Buddha, Muhammad, Moses – as messengers of God, sent at different times in history with doctrines varying to fit changing social needs, but bringing substantially the same message. The most recent of these heavenly teachers, according to Baha’is, was Baha’ Allah.
He was exiled by the Turkish authorities to Acre (In israel), wrote his doctrines there, and died a peaceful death in Bahji House just north of Acre.

In the Haifa gardens, the huge domed shrine entombs the remains of the Bab, the Baha’ Allah’s herald. The tomb is a sight to see, with ornamental gold work and flowers in almost every nook and cranny. The Bab’s remains, incidentally, were hidden for years after he died a martyr’s death in front of a firing squad. Eventually, however, his followers secretly carried his remains to the Holy Land.

On a higher hilltop stands the Baha’i International Archives building. These are business buildings, not open to tourists. They, and the shrine of the tomb of the Bab, all face toward Acre, the burial place of Baha’ Allah.