After our stop at the Hula Valley Wetlands on the morning of Day Six, we drove into the Upper Galilee region to visit the Jewish Quarter of Safed, considered one of the four holiest cities in Judaism. Situated atop the Galilee Mountains, at an elevation of over 3,000 feet, Safed is the highest city in the country. During the 1948 War, the city's Palestinian Arabs (which at the time were the majority here) fled the region and today Safed is predominately Jewish, home to a large Haredi community (an Orthodox group who follow strict adherence to the traditional Jewish laws known as halakha). Safed's religious roots can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. During the Middle Ages it also became a prominent Kabbalah center as a result of the teachings of Isaac Luria, a rabbi and Jewish mystic from the 1500s who lived in Safed and whose teachings (referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah) would make him the father of contemporary Kabbalah. The city's Old Town has been around since the time of the Ottomans and boasts a collection of impressive, historical synagogues. When we arrived, we visited a Kabbalist artist's workshop to learn more about the mystical aspect of Judaism and then we walked the Jewish Quarter, stopping to see the historic Abuhav Synagogue, originally constructed during the 1500s. We then had some free time to walk the artisan area of the Jewish Quarter. From the 1950s onward, Safed has become a showcase for local and regional artists, and you'll find dozens of art galleries here. We then left Safed and crossed the valley to ascend the Golan Heights for a view into Syria, finishing our day at a local winery.