On the wall inside the tomb, you’ll see an article posted about an eighth-generation Tzfat resident named Mordekhai Shebabo. Shebabo left his position as a fine pedicurist to single-handedly undertake the restoration of the graves. Any visible grave on the site is the result of this man’s manicuring prowesS’ Shebabo or one of his sons may ask you for a small donation for the upkeep of th£ cemetery. Legend has it that hidden under this same hill lie Hannah and her sevtf sons, whose martyrdom at the hands of the Syrians is recorded in the Book of M#’ cabees. Supposedly you’ll know you’re walking over their graves because you’U & overcome by a sudden feeling of fatigue.

At the bottom of the Oleh haGardom steps, Beit Hameiri (tel. 9113 07) contains miiseum of old tools and furniture as well as an institute for the study of the history 3f the Jewish settlement in Tzfat. Bright orange signs with a mango tinge point the v i^re from anywhere in town. (Open Sun.-Thurs. 9am-2pm, Fri. 9am-lpm. Admission NIS5, students NIS4.)

The legends of Tzfat, modern and iincient, are best told by locals. The legendary slilomo has moved and now conducts tours of Brooklyn, Long Island, and Miami; tead, Aviva Minoff (tel. 92 09 01) gives morning tours starting from the Rimon j^n Hotel (Sun.-Wed. 10am, Fri. 10:30am) and Yisrael Shalem (tel. 97 18 70) leads in the afternoon, leaving from the Municipality Building at lpm. Call ahead. (2hr. NJS20, students NISI 5. Dress modestly.)