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Safed ( , Tz'fat; , Ṣafad), also known as Zefat (Ashkenazi: Tzfas; Biblical: Ṣ'fath), is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an altitude of 900 m (2952.8 ft), Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high altitude, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters. Since the sixteenth century, Safed has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias; since that time, the city has remained a center of Kabbalah, also known as Jewish mysticism.
Due to its beautiful setting surrounded by pine forests and its mild mid-year temperatures, Safed has become a summer holiday resort frequented by Israelis and foreign visitors alike.
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