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The White City, the city that never stops, or in other words, Tel Aviv, is perhaps one of the best tourist cities in the world. Kissing the beautiful Mediterranean to the west, this small town has concerts, movies (in English!), Dancing, beach and water sports, and some of the best cuisine in the universe. Tourists can enjoy world-class shopping, culture, arts, and entertainment, while also walking an architectural gem. One hundred years young, the history of Tel Aviv is as rich as if it were a thousand years old.
Tel Aviv is celebrating its centenary this year, and what a century it has been for the city that was born from the sands a little north of Jaffa. Tel Aviv was created to be the jewel of Israel’s Jewish resettlement, a center of European culture and sensibilities. Designed for beauty, wide boulevards and landscaped houses were the first to be built. Tel Aviv grew randomly at first, but in the 1930s it began to expand in a planned layout. Some of the best examples of the Bauhaus school of architecture are built in Tel Aviv, and the city has recently been classified as a “White City”, a city in which the Bauhaus International Foundation restores and preserves Bauhaus architecture. Walking down the leafy Rothschild Boulevard offers many classic Bauhaus buildings. Rounded terraces and classically clean lines hug Tel Aviv’s first boulevard and take it back to the 1930s.
If you love walking, Tel Aviv is for you. A promenade stretches from Jaffa in the south to the Tel Aviv port in the north along the beach, dotted with beach cafes and restaurants. The exquisite southern neighborhood of Newe Zedek is full of charming alleys and houses, galleries and small shops, cafes and restaurants. A bike and pedestrian path has been built along the banks of Yarkon Creek through a beautiful green park. It is possible to rent bicycles and ride for a day to the eastern end of the Yarkon, where the old Ottoman watermills can still be seen. It’s even lovely to just stroll down Nordau Boulevard under the tall Fichus trees, stopping at any of the many kiosks for a glass of fresh-squeezed juice.
Foodies and gourmets will love the variety of restaurants and cafes in Tel Aviv. Fusion is the latest range in local cuisine, and Asian restaurants sit next to French bistros and American-style diners with the best burgers anywhere. A short trip to Jaffa offers some of the best Middle Eastern food available in the world, whether your passion is hummus, baba ganoush, or the famous Israeli salad with lots of olive oil and lemon and really fresh tomatoes. If you just want to get some rest while wandering around, take a seat at one of the hundreds of sidewalk cafes and order an espresso or latte, and just bask in the sun as you munch on a freshly made ciabetta muffin and cheese. Some of the restaurants in Tel Aviv hotels are also considered world class.
If art and culture is what you love, you will find a lot in the White City. A short stroll down Gordon Street offers you a multitude of galleries to wander through, showcasing local and international artists. The Tel Aviv Museum displays some of the most beautiful works of art in the world and always has an intriguing exhibition. Music fans will love the Israeli opera and its internationally acclaimed productions, the rock concerts at Yarkon Park, and the many jazz performances and local Israeli singers in the smaller venues.
And best of all, getting to Tel Aviv is very easy. There are flights to Israel from hundreds of airports around the world. Upon arrival, Ben Gurion International Airport welcomes tourists with a very comfortable and charming terminal. A train can take you directly from the terminal to the center of Tel Aviv, where you can easily find a taxi to your hotel. The airport is only 30-40 minutes away by car and the train can take even less. Those who love shopping will be delighted when they arrive at the airport on the way home, as Israeli duty-free shops are famous for their variety and low prices.
With all these advantages, why wait? If you have never considered Tel Aviv as a place to visit, reconsider. Whatever you like to do while on vacation, you will find it in Tel Aviv, after all. And since Israel is such a small country, Tel Aviv is just a hop and a hop from other wonderful attractions such as Caesarea, Acre, Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee, and even remote Eilat (just a 5 hour drive or 1 hour ). Flight time). Celebrate the centenary of Tel Aviv and discover the best city in the world!