Israel has discovered the Pyrenees. The Israelis are now,
After the Catalans, the second nationality in number of visitors to the Aigües National Park
tortes i Estany de Sant Maurici.
According to 2012 data, foreigners were
According to 2012 data, foreigners were
That year, 18% of the park's 299,658 visitors. And of these, 30% were is-
Raelis. What attracts them most are the pristine mountains, the white-water rivers
and the towns that retain their old charm, far from the crowds of
territories with a strong tourist tradition. These are clients who arrive very
spread throughout the year.
The imprint of Israeli tourism is also seen in restaurants that offer the menu
in Hebrew and have adapted some of their dishes to the requirements
from kosher cuisine for customers who follow the gastronomic standards
religious.
Ten years ago, Travel Nexus was created, one of the first travel agencies
to connect Israel with Catalonia and the Pyrenees. This summer it is promoting a curious
tourist experience: half a thousand Israeli women will pass through the Pyrenees
Lleida in an adventure activity called Queen of the Desert. This project
has become a phenomenon that allows you to discover the most hidden corners
world attractions to Israeli women who want to try what they're made of
are made.
From the first week of June until September, successive groups of
40 Israeli women will participate, seven days at a time, in an experience
vital which includes rafting, caving, sleeping in mountain shelters, driving
off-road vehicles on forest tracks and two crossings that are part of the itineraries-
rarities of the Freedom Routes, which pass through Alt Urgell, Pallars Sobirà,
the Alta Ribagorça and the Val d'Aran.
History also links Israel with the Pyrenees. One of the added attractions
For Israeli tourists, it is the Sort Prison-Museum and the routes of the Sort Mountains.
Freedom, which commemorates the passage of thousands of refugees across the border during
the Civil War, first, and then the Second World War. This summer there are
about three hundred pre-bookings from Israelis for the museum, when at the end of the year
It is visited by around two thousand people on a concerted basis.
Ara Lleida Magazine.