Caesarea is a magnificent site, a national park where amazing amazing ancient harbor ruins, beautiful beaches, and impressive modern residences sit side by side. Caesarea is originally an ancient Herodian port city located on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast about half way between Tel Aviv and Haifa. The site recently been restored to create one of Israel’s most attractive and fascinating archaeological sites. The restored Caesarea amphitheater hosts modern-day concerts during the summer months, whilst the Old City has a range of boutiques and restaurants. The new town of Caesarea is a luxurious neighborhood of villas, whose beach, the Caesarea Aquaduct Beach is one of the best beaches in Israel.

Mount Carmel towers over 15 miles of Israel’s Mediterranean Coastline between Hadera and Haifa. The Carmel mountain range has always been a symbol of beauty, and whilst it is not especially high, with a peak of just 550m above sea level, the change in scenery from the flat Coastal Plain makes it a striking landform. Ranging views across the flat coastal plain and onto the Mediterranean to the West, and the Alona and later Jezreel Valleys in the Galilee to the East are breathtaking.

GREAT FOR THE FAMILY! The beautiful rural Moshav of Mevo Modi’im, is located in the heart of the Ben Shemen Forest about half way (about 30 mins) between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, near the town of Modi’in.

The coastal city of Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv has in the last weeks seen the emergence of a makeshift, temporary artists colony and gallery on the city’s main beach. Set to remain in place for about a month, the Bat Yam Artists Colony will host artists from Israel and abroad, ranging in style from visual arts, through to the performing arts. The artists will live in temporary structures along the beach, and the gallery space will be within the abandoned Riviera nightclub. The Bat Yam Artists Colony will live during the month of August, 2011.

Abu Gosh (also spelled Abu Ghosh) is the unrivaled hummus capital of Israel, and some would say, the world. Situated in the scenic Jerusalem Hills to the west of the city of Jerusalem, just of road 1, the main road to Tel Aviv, Abu Gosh is an Arab-Israeli village which has become the country’s center for Arabic cuisine, and, most importantly hummus. The town has fifteen restaurants, almost all specializing in the stuff. But perhaps the most famous one is the Abu Ghosh Restaurant, opened in 1993 by Jaodat Ibrahim.

Much of the west of is boarded by the Mediterreanean Sea. From the urban metropolis that is Tel Aviv, to the villages and remote beaches of the Western Galilee, this diverse and beautiful coastline. The Coastal Plain is home to most of Israel’s population, urban, economic, cultural and leisure activities, including some of the country’s coolest and most unique sites and activities.

Zichron Yaakov is one of the first modern settlements in Israel sitting tranquilly upon Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Zichron is a wine-making town by tradition, home to the Carmel Winery, still forming one of the centers of Israel’s wine industry today.

TEL AVIV GUIDE. Tel Aviv is a city like no other. With a savvy attitude and cultural astuteness, Tel Aviv has a world class nighlife, stunning beaches, and incredible things to do, events and concerts to attend, and restaurants and cafes to chill in!

The Druze are a minority group who live peacefully in Israel and are renowned for their hospitality. Their villages in the Carmel and Golan regions offer not only an insight into their interesting religion, but great food as well! Isfiya and Daliyat El Carmel are two such villages located in the Carmel region, just north of Zichron Yaakov, and just over a one hour drive from Tel Aviv.

Regarded by some as a suburb to the north of Tel Aviv, Herzliya is a city in its own right. Herzliya Pituach, the coastal neighborhood of this city, is one of Israel’s most exclusive, with ambassadors and industrialists among its residents.