The 13 essential things to do in Tel Aviv

Visit Tel Aviv: what are the best things to do and see in the one that is surnamed "the city without interruption"?

After Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv is Israel’s second largest city. Located on the Mediterranean coast northwest of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv is a city that attracts more and more curious, whether tourists or businessmen.

This city is froging, it is in perpetual effervescence: its urban center explodes and is worthy of a true international metropolis, animated by day and night. Some also call it the “city that never sleeps”, a glance at the city of New York that enjoys this same reputation.

North of the city of Tel Aviv are the most affluent neighborhoods in the whole country and these neighborhoods – you must admit it – have nothing to do with the rest of the city. However, you can find the University of Tel Aviv, the Museum of Israel, the Hayarkon Park and many other things. As far as the heart of the city is concerned, there are the main tourist attractions but also all shopping areas.

As for the South of the city, it is the oldest neighbourhood in Tel Aviv and also the poorest, even though for some years it has come back to the taste of the day thanks to the work and motivation of young people who want to make it a trendy place. Finally, it should be noted that Tel Aviv is the main home of Israel’s gay community and even throughout the Middle East because elsewhere, homosexuality laughs with illegality. So, What to see? What to visit in Tel Aviv?

1. Chip market or Flea Market in Jaffa

In Jaffa, the southern part of the city, and formerly Arab, is the oldest but also the most historic district. You can stroll around by admiring the facades of the old stone buildings and then discover the Flea Market, its famous flea market. Today it has become the bobo and hippie-chic corner: to you to discover these frying, these small cafés and restaurants that grow like mushrooms.

2. Bakery Said Abulafia ' Sons

It is probably the oldest bakery in Tel Aviv, also located in Jaffa, which has been offering the best pita bread since 1879. Why not take advantage of it to go right next to the famous Puaa restaurant which is very trendy, with its special decor 1960s: everything is for sale in this place, all, from the simple cup of tea to the chair on which you sit by passing the bibelots that adorn the place.

3. Le Bauhaus

A priori, the architectural movement of the 20/30s of the Bauhaus and the city of Tel Aviv has nothing to do with it but it is a mistake to think this. The city is full of houses with this unique architecture and many people come to admire the beauty of this round and sleek style. One of the city’s main arteries, Rothschild Boulevard lets guess many buildings in this unique style. “Bauhaus” refers to an artistic current concerning architecture and design, and a Bauhaus Museum is located on Dizengoff Street.

4. Tel Aviv Art Museum

For all lovers, the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art was the main museum of all Israel and it was opened in 1932. For those who wish to discover paintings of great masters like Van Gogh, Picasso, Braque, Chagall but also of the most recent such as Rothko, Pollock, there is only the embarrassment of choice. To discover also a beautiful section of Israeli art and photography. Have at least two hours of your day!

5. Rothschild Boulevard

This is the place where you have to be to go out and party, to get stuck in the different bars and nightclubs. When the night falls on this boulevard, the young people come to the nearby streets and the boulevard to have fun until dawn. Regardless of the season, the party never stops here in Tel Aviv, especially on Thursday night, the time of the week where all shops, restaurants and bars are the most crowded. To advise bar Nanuchka (Lilienblum St, 30), but also the Rothschild 12 (Rothschild Blvd, 12) which is a very warm bar-restaurant.

6. The Old Jaffa Railway station

While it was the first station in all Israel and the first station in the Middle East, the Old Jaffa Railway Station ferma in the late 1940s. It was in the 2000s that she revitalized the day and that some exploited her immense potential to make it a place of encounters, exchanges but above all a fantastic open-air shopping centre.

7. The Design Museum Holon or Holon Design Museum

Tel Aviv, we see it, loves architecture and its taste for the Bauhaus is no longer to be demonstrated. But when you get out of the city centre, going to Holon’s neo-cultural city, you will be able to dive into the world of design with the Design Museum, the only place of this kind of all Israel. Opened in March 2010, this metal building will not leave you indifferent.

8. The Carmel Market or Carmel Market

For all those who love organic and natural products, for those who want to fill up vitamins or want to consume fish, meat or dishes prepared with excellent composition, this is the place to go. Whatever time, the Carmel market is always crowded with customers. Don’t hesitate to throw yourself on the delicious fresh dates that are grown in the region!

9. Hatachana

It is a pedestrian complex that has many shopping areas both outdoors and indoors with cafes such as the Hatachana coffee shop located in the building of the station of origin, the Italika B’Tachana restaurant for Italian specialities and especially the Shuska Shvili which offers up to 100 different types of beer, to be consumed with tapas.

10. Tel Aviv and the bike

For bike enthusiasts, Tel-Aviv is the perfect place to travel freely. You can easily find an agency for renting bikes, including Tel-O-Fun, a bit like Velibs. It is a government initiative that aims to make the city greener, more eco-citizen. The great event that Sovev Tel-Aviv Yafo brings together up to 30,000 cyclists every 25 September who can discover their city with a different and fun look.

11. Florentine

A blend of traditional culture and contemporary style, this trendy area attracts the hipster crowd . In a city already known for its Bauhaus style architecture, an inspired street art, and an animated nightlife, Florentin is the place to be for artists, musicians and those who listen to them and watch them do it.

12. The beaches

One of the biggest attractions of Tel Aviv is undoubtedly its Mediterranean coast, which gives the city a small air of Miami or Rio. There are eight main beaches in Tel Aviv. Gordon’s, opposite the Sheraton Hotel, is the most popular, with families, teenagers and tourists. Facing the Hilton is the gay beach of Tel Aviv, while between Jerusalem Beach and the Dolphinarium, hipsters and hippies find themselves in circles to play drum on Friday afternoons.

13. Nightlife

Tel-Aviv is one of the best places in the world to have fun: the city is full of small cafes that seem to not look like much but in which explodes an atmosphere mixed with modernism and traditional. Will you let the Breakfast Club try for example?

For those who want to practice sports, from sunrise, many people meet on the seafront to make running but also swimming, gym or surfing.

Tel Aviv : How to get there? Where to stay?

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