Rosh Haniqra

7km/4.5mi north of Akhziv, on the Lebanese frontier, is the white chalk cliff of Rosh Haniqra ("Cape of the Caves"). In the course of his expedition to Egypt Alexander the Great, like many armies and merchants' caravans before and after him, passed this way and had steps cut in the cliff to make it easier to scale. This staircase in the rock later became known as the Ladder of Tyre. On top of the cliff there is now a viewpoint affording superb panoramic views, with a restaurant, souvenir shops and a cableway running down to the caves at the foot of the cliff.