May 20, 2019Opened in 1963, Ashdod harbor caused the decline of the famous ancient post of Jaffa. In the early 2000s, the municipality went in and overhauled the area, creating a wide boardwalk and transforming the derelict warehouses into commercial space. It is now the most fashionable piece of real estate in the city, with a 1km long strip of restaurants, bars…
December 1, 2018Many people are afraid of travelling to Palestine, but it did not seem dangerous to us and it has become one of our major impressions when visiting Israel. We explored one of the major Palestine destinations – the town where Jesus was born, Bethlehem. In this post, we tell how to get there and what to see. How to get…
May 22, 2018The Israel Museum is the largest cultural institution of Israel, housing encyclopedic collections of works dating from prehistory to the present day in archaeology, the fine arts, and Jewish life. Since opening in 1965, the Museum has built a collection of half a million objects at permanent and temporary displays and it keeps upgrading. The museum is open for visitors…
January 20, 2018If you came to Jerusalem on religious reasons, go to the Mount of Olives, another holy site comparable to Old City and some other Jerusalem neighborhoods due to the concentration of shrines, tombs, and temples.
October 7, 2017If you are tired of the tourist crowds concentrating in Jerusalem Old City or it seems to you that you have seen all of it, you should remember that Jerusalem is far more than just the old city. Many other neighborhoods deserve exploration and may bring about the impressions completely different from that of the Old City.
September 3, 2017Jerusalem Old City is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world hardly comparable to anything else due to its religious and historical importance for too many denominations and peoples. The Old City is the UNESCO site which includes Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and Armenian quarters surrounded by the defensive walls. It may take weeks to explore the Old…