The Tachana (or Station), the recently restored , historic Tel Aviv-Jaffa train station complex located between the Neve Zedek neighborhood and the Mediterranean Sea, is one of modern Tel Aviv’s hottest entertainment and leisure complexes. In addition to browsing through the many historical buildings, train carriages, stores, restaurants, cafes and bars, tourists and visitors can […]
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The annual Desert Moon Nights Festival will take place August 11-12 in the Negev Desert near Sde Boker. The festival, which includes two days of live music, hiking trails and outdoor activities, will feature workshops, bike rides, a moonlight safari, cheese and wine tours, activities for children and performances from leading artists. The two-day festival […]
The 15th annual Bat Yam International Street Theater Festival will take place this year August 23-25 along the promenade in Bat Yam. The festival, which features outdoor theater shows and activities, attracts over 150,000 visitors and international performers. Performances range from theater, dance, and music, originating in Israel, the UK, Bulgaria, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, […]
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Fifty performances mark this year’s Israel Festival, which showcases acts from many different countries. The Israel Festival, which started in 1961 with mostly classical music, has expanded to several weeks every spring and now features ballet, theater, jazz, visual arts and lectures. The festival attracts performers from around the world, as well as premieres […]
According to the prestigious New York-based Travel+Leisure Magazine, Jerusalem is ranked second on the list of best cities in Africa and the Middle East – Tel Aviv is ranked number three. Readers ranked the cities on characteristics such as sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping and value. Jerusalem attracts over two million tourists a year, with […]
After much investment in infrastructure to improve the spiritual experience and physical comfort of tourists and pilgrims, the baptism site on the River Jordan known as Qasr el Yahud is now open to the public, free of charge, seven days a week. Qasr el Yahud is the third most important site for Christian pilgrims to […]
The perennially popular Red Sea International Jazz Festival, which takes place at the end of August in Eilat and is now in its 25th year, attracts tens of thousands of jazz aficionados from Israel and overseas who come to enjoy great music, jam sessions, master classes, a relaxed atmosphere and all that Israel’s most popular […]
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JERUSALEM KNIGHTS
Visitors to the Old City of Jerusalem this September will be able to enjoy a celebration in the style of the Middle Ages – Jerusalem Knights. Musicians, dancers, magicians, jugglers, knights, princesses, troubadours, royal court jesters and peddlers from the Middle Ages will return to the alleyways of the Old City and the charming corners […]
The traditional highlight on Jerusalem’s summer events calendar is celebrating 36 years – the International Arts and Crafts Fair, which attracts tens of thousands of tourists and visitors, will take place at Arts and Crafts Lane and Sultan’s Pool from 15-27 August. The colorful fair, known as Khutsot Hayotser in Hebrew and named after the […]
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