- What to visit in Tel Aviv and Jaffa
- Unique metropolitan museum
- City on land and under water
- House legend
The capital of Israel is a fairly young city, but the union with ancient Jaffa allowed it to become a major economic and cultural center, taking the second largest after Jerusalem. What to visit in Tel Aviv depends, first of all, on the interests of the tourist and his financial capabilities.
The city has monuments of architecture, and ancient religious buildings, many theaters, restaurants and bars, which help to get to know Tel Aviv from an unusual, tasty side. Gastronomic tours of the Israeli capital are becoming more and more popular.
What to visit in Tel Aviv and Jaffa
The main city of the Israeli state was born not so long ago - in 1909, therefore it is impossible to find buildings and monuments of an earlier period. But modern Tel Aviv is good for its museums, of which the following institutions occupy the first lines in local ratings: Museum of Eretz Israel; Museum of Arts; Museum of the Jewish Diaspora.
The port city of Jaffa, now included in the capital, on the contrary, belongs to the most ancient settlements on the planet. He managed to be noted in many world famous legends, for example, about the construction of Noah's ark or about the resurrection of Saint Tabitha. Currently, Jaffa is a kind of Mecca for tourists who dream of getting to know ancient shrines and cultural monuments.
Unique metropolitan museum
Many tourists are interested in the question of what to visit in Tel Aviv on their own from museums, the most popular answer is the Eretz Israel Museum, which is called a scientific and historical landmark. Its main treasures are historical artifacts, archaeological finds, moreover, found not only in Israel, but also in neighboring states.
Eretz Israel has a large collection of scrolls, chronicles, and the first printed books. That is why not only curious tourists come to the museum, but also scientists from many countries of the world. The highlight of the museum is the open fields that are located at the excavation sites. They make it possible to visually show both the work of archaeologists and the artifacts discovered by scientists. It cannot be said that this is only a museum, the complex also includes a planetarium, which "tears" tourists off the ground, lifting them to the stars.
City on land and under water
The ancient city of Palestinian Caesarea was once located on the territory of present-day Tel Aviv. Many centuries have passed since the city went under water, and in a natural way. Today, most of it can be seen by diving enthusiasts. There is a National Park on the territory, the name of which coincides with the toponym of the ancient settlement.
The complex includes a beach, an old harbor, a sea area, and diving, sightseeing landmarks, including an amphitheater and a hippodrome, shopping, and sea bathing are popular among entertainment. On the way to this unique place, guests will also find ancient monuments, for example, an old aqueduct or the so-called "bird mosaic".
On the territory of the park, you can watch a multimedia show called "Travel Through Time". It lasts no more than ten minutes, but leaves the most vivid impressions, since the authors of the show were able to tell and clearly show the history of the city, from the moment of its foundation to going under water.
House legend
Tel Aviv today is known as one of the most multicultural capitals in the world, as representatives (former residents) of different cities, countries and continents of the planet live here. Perhaps that is why it is in the Israeli capital that there is a unique house called the Pagoda House.
The author of the original project is Alexander Levi, the house is called a kind of monument, a symbol of the third Alia. It’s mono to say that the house is a dedication to forty thousand Jews who moved to their historical homeland from Eastern Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century.
The name of the house was given by the sloping roof, characteristic of traditional Japanese architecture. But an observant person will note that there are different elements in the design, you can see features of the Moorish style and Art Nouveau, oriental and European motifs (moreover, of the Middle Ages). On the second floor there are arches similar to Christian basilicas, on the third floor there are columns in the style of ancient Greek architecture.
And although the ideological integrity of the building is violated, this does not prevent it from being in the center of attention of thousands of tourists. Locals will talk about another side of this house - it has seen many different flags throughout its life. It was once erected for Maurice Bloch, a businessman who moved from the United States to the homeland of his ancestors. Today, the owner of this unique architectural structure is Robert Weil, a Swedish billionaire, therefore, during his stay in Tel Aviv, the flags of Israel and Sweden fly over the house.
