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Travel to Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Stretching along the magnificent Mediterranean Sea, Tel Aviv is Israel largest city in the country. It is a exciting city with entertainment, shopping, markets, culture and arts with a unique atmosphere of excitement in the day and famous for night life.

Tel Aviv was recently founded not too long ago in 1909 and was built on the sand dunes north to the ancient port city of Jaffa.
In 2003 UNESCO, the United National Educational, Scientific and cultural Organization, pronounced “The White City” and area located between Allenby Street in the south and Ibn Givrol in the east, the Yarkon River in the north and the Mediterranean Sea in the West, as a World Cultural Heritage Site. By this endorsement, the world recognized the excellent architectural qualities of the building & streets of Tel Aviv witch were designed by Jewish architects, who were schooled and had studied in Europe before immigrating to Palestine, which after became the State of Israel.

Things to See & Do on a Tel Aviv Israel Tour:

Tourist Sites
Architecture enthusiast should walk around the streets of Tel Aviv to discover just why the White City is a world heritage site featuring over 1,000 Bauhaus buildings.
See the Nachalat Binyamin Art and Craft Market which is next to the colorful Camel Fruit Market, with street theatre, artists, and interesting palm readers.
The Nece Tzedek neighborhood was the first Jewish neighborhood to be built outside of Jaffa at the beginning of 1887-22 years before the establishment Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, at the Tel Aviv Municipality Building. Some of the graffiti, written on the night of assassination, are displayed at this location. The Yehoshua Gardens at located on the bank of the Yarkon River offering plenty of recreational facilities for the whole family including tropical gardens, Bird Park and Water Park that open summer time opposite the Park is one of Israel’s largest fun fairs. For a great view of Tel Aviv, go to the Azrieli observatory rising 49 floors over the city.

Tel Aviv Israel Museums
You will see in Tel Aviv 3 of Israel’s biggest museums offering contemporary and classical art to archaeology, history & sciences.
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art shows permanent and changing collections and exhibitions year around. The Museums show some of the best of Israeli art and sculpture as well as European impressionism and post impressionism art and European and American art of the 20th century can be found in the Tel Aviv Museum. The Eretz Israel Museum (the Land of Israel Museum) is actually a very large collection of museums in one location. Visit the glass museum, the museum of ceramics, coins and copper. The Planetarium is also located in the grounds.
The Jewish Diaspora Museum (beit Hatefusoth) situated in the grounds of Tel Aviv University is the first museum devoted to the history of the Jewish culture and Israelis. The permanent exhibition shows the visitor of the story of the Jewish nation in the Diaspora by means of drawings, video clips, movies, and much more. Independence hall Museum, on May 14th, 1948 David Ben Gurin read here Israel’s Declaration of Independence. The hall where it happened looks exactly as it did in 1948. There are other small museums around the Tel Aviv including Ben Gurion House, the Rubin Museum, the Palmach Museum.

First Airbus for Israir

Israir Airlines has taken possession of the first two Airbus A320 planes it has ordered. The planes are the first Airbus crafts to be delivered to an Israeli airline and will be operated on Israir’s international flights and those flying in and out of Eilat. “Receiving this new plane symbolizes the beginning of a new era in Israir’s international activities as a regularly-scheduled designated carrier to a number of destinations in Europe and to Eilat,” commented Israir Airlines GM Ofer Green.

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Delta New York to Tel Aviv, Israel flights

Delta Air Lines is increasing passenger capacity between Israel and the United States by nearly 39 percent with the addition of Boeing 747-400 aircraft on its nonstop New York/Tel Aviv route. The 747 replaces the smaller 767-300ER aircraft and complements daily nonstop 777-200ER service to Atlanta. Since entering the Tel Aviv market in 2006, Delta has carried more than 870,000 customers between Israel and the United States. With the added seats on the New York route, Delta will offer more nonstop capacity between the United States and Israel than any of its U.S.-based competitors.
“Israel is an important market for Delta and the additional seats will provide our business and leisure customers with more options when flying to the United States, as well as boost inbound business and tourism,” said Perry Cantarutti, Delta’s Senior Vice President – Europe, Middle East and Africa. “We appreciate the continued loyalty of our customers who have contributed to the growth of our service between Israel and the United States during the past 4 years.”

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