Tzfat and Rosh Pina

A mountain city of stone lanes and blue doors, and the historic village below it.

Tzfat is the highest city in the Galilee, at up to 937 m.

Lights coming on over the old city of Tzfat at dusk, with the Galilee hills beyond — Photo

Two Upper Galilee towns sit ten minutes apart. Tzfat (Safed), a holy city of synagogues and artists, looks out from the hilltop over the Galilee to the Kinneret. Rosh Pina, founded in 1882, spreads across the slope below, facing the Hula Valley and the Golan.

Around them is great walking country: Nachal Amud runs from Tzfat towards Meron, and the Hula Valley below is one of the world’s great bird-migration routes.

Don’t miss

Tzfat’s Old City and Artists’ Quarter
Nachal Amud hike
Hula Valley and its nature reserve, Israel’s first
Rosh Pina’s restored old colony
Annual Klezmer Festival in Tzfat

Why people choose Tzfat and Rosh Pina

Quality of life

Mountain air and cooler summers, forests at the edge of town, and the Golan, the Hula Valley and the Kinneret each about half an hour away. Tzfat has its own hospital (Ziv) and an academic college.

Community

Tzfat has an established English-speaking community, with an English-language library and theater group, and a municipal absorption department with an Anglo olim coordinator. Rosh Pina is a village of about 3,300 where neighbors know each other.

Value for money

Average recorded sale prices sit around ₪1.35M in Tzfat and ₪1.45M in Rosh Pina, against ₪2.36M nationally. Residents also get a locality income-tax credit: 12% in Tzfat and 7% in Rosh Pina (2026).

Good to know

Tzfat’s neighborhoods vary a lot in character; visit several.
Public transport between the towns and the rest of the country is limited; most residents drive.

Towns in Tzfat and Rosh Pina

Tzfat צפת

A mountain city of stone lanes, blue doors and long views to the Kinneret.

Population: 38,687 (2024)
Average sale: ₪1,346,579
Tax credit: 12%

Rosh Pina ראש פינה

One of the oldest villages in the North, with restored stone houses and a settled pace.

Population: 3,308 (2024)
Average sale: ₪1,445,000
Tax credit: 7%

Homes and projects in Tzfat and Rosh Pina

Tzfat, Ibikor (Merom Canaan)

Lev HaShmura

A large new project at the edge of the Biriya forest, from ₪1,725,000, with the first phase already lived in.

4 to 6 rooms. 275 homes

From ₪1,725,000

Tzfat, Mitzpe HaYamim

Tzafenet

New boutique buildings high on the hill in new Tzfat, with views towards the Kinneret.

4 to 6 rooms. 244 homes

Price on request

Sources

Researched by DreamNorth, checked 18 Oct 2026. Developer and promotional material is marked as such; confirm details before you buy.