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Tower of David Museum
The Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem is located in the restored ancient Citadel of the Old City near the Jaffa Gate, the historic main entrance to the city. The museum tells the long and fascinating history of Jerusalem starting from the second millennium BCE and ending with the modern city you see today. The museum's facade, The Citadel is itself, a fascinating archaeological site, and provides some of the best 360-degree views across the Old City and Modern City available, and comes to life at night with the Tower of David Night Spectacular. Read More
Mount Hermon Ski Resort
Mount Hermon Ski Resort is Israel's only winter ski and snowboard resort located in the Golan Heights in the far north of the country. Mount Hermon Ski Resort has snow for up to 50 days in the winter and is incredibly popular with Israelis and tourists alike who take a day or two to enjoy the skiing and snowboarding activities. In the spring, summer, and autumn, the resort takes on a different role with huge amounts of other outdoor activities taking advantage of the amazing landscape including a mountain bike park and hiking. Read More
Stone in the Galilee Symposium at Lake Montfort
Every year at the time of the festival of Passover the town of Ma’alot in Israel's Upper Galilee hosts the renowned Stone in the Galilee Symposium at Lake Monfort. An event capturing the attention of sculptors the world over, the Stone in the Galilee Symposium has been an active part in the Israeli activities calender since 1992. In 2012, the Maalot Stone in the Galilee Symphosium will take place between April 8-11 and is part of the Bank Hapoalim free Passover activities scheme. Read More
Surfing in Israel
The Mediterranean Coastline gives rise to loads of opportunities for surfing in Israel, ranging from urban surfing in Tel Aviv to surfing in the rural parts of the Mediterranean Coastal Plain. As well as traditional surfing, windsurfing in Israel is especially popular, with a number of recent Olympic medal winners coming from the country, whilst kitesurfing in Israel is also popular. Since the first surfboard was brought to Israel by a Californian doctor in the 1950's, it is safe to say that Israelis have developed into a country which has embraced surfing, and as soon as the waves get good, the beaches become dotted with surfers of all abilities. Read More
Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum
Yad Vashem, Israel's largest Holocaust memorial is set on the slopes of the Mount of Remembrance on the edge of Jerusalem. The new Yad Vashem Museum opened in 2005 and its nine chilling galleries of interactive historical displays present the Holocaust using a range of multimedia including photographs, films, documents, letters, works of art, and personal items found in the camps and ghettos. Yad Vashem is a place which is not fun to visit, but is definitely somewhere that we recommend all visitors to Israel experience. Read More
International Chamber Music Festival: Early September 2027 (Dates TBC)
The 14th annual Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival will showcase works by world-renowned composers Gustav Mahler and Franz Liszt, as well as performances by flutist Emmanuel Pahud and Israeli musicians Guy Graunstein and Zvi Plesser at the Mary Nathaniel Hall in the Jerusalem YMCA. The festival takes place September 3-16, 2011, and will also include a special concert series highlighting the works of composers who survived the Holocaust. Read More
Museum of the History of Tel Aviv – Yafo
The Museum of the History of Tel Aviv-Yafo opened in 2009 in what was the old Tel Aviv Municipality building in Bialik Square, one of the most iconic public spaces in Tel Aviv. Chronicling the development of Tel Aviv from a suburb of Jaffa (Yafo), the main entrance point into the land, just one hundred years ago, to a bustling world-class metropolis and center of culture, commerce, and coolness, the museum uses visual and multimedia displays to show life in the city through the decades. Read More
How to Select an Israel Tour Guide
There are literally thousands of tour guides in Israel and many people visiting Israel decide to employ the services of one of these to enhance their trip. Many others prefer to see Israel by themselves, by hiring a car or travelling around by public transport. The role of an Israel tour guide is very varied, however, and can range from complete planning from your front door at home, to your return, through to planning the whole trip within Israel, or just guided tours in Israel for a day or even half a day. Read More
Nachal Amud: A Hike in the Upper Galilee
Nachal Amud is one of Israel’s best hiking trails, located in the Upper Galilee near the mystical city of Safed. This 15-mile-long river between the Meron Mountains and Safed is a popular attraction for hiking and camping. Along the way, you’ll come across an abandoned building-once the old British Mandate police headquarters during the 1930s. The... Read More
Les plages de Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv se trouve sur la côte de la Mer Méditerranée, et la plage s’étend tout au long du bord occidental de cette ville. En été surtout, mais également en printemps et en automne, et même en hiver lorsque le temps le permet, les plages de Tel Aviv se remplissent de touristes aussi bien que d’Israéliens profitant du sable doré sous le soleil, des eaux chaudes et des opportunités de jouer aux sports nautiques. Chaque plage se trouvant sur la côte de Tel Aviv est doté d’un caractère unique qui attire un public distinct, tous à la recherche de leur propre expérience de plage. Read More
Art and Culture in Bat Yam, Israel
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. Read More
