A continuous seaside line from the ancient port of Jaffa, through the first Jewish neighbourhood and the Bauhaus boulevards, to the market and the reborn northern harbour.
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Old Jaffa: port, clock tower & flea marketJaffa Clock Tower → Old Jaffa port
Stone alleys and steps
Begin at the Ottoman clock tower of about 1903 and dive into the Shuk HaPishpeshim, Jaffa's flea market of antiques and cafés. Climb the restored stone lanes to the hilltop of Old Jaffa for the view back over the whole coastline, then descend to the ancient fishing port. Allow about 90 minutes.
About this place
Jaffa, also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on the Mediterranean coastline.
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Along the seafront to Neve TzedekOld Jaffa port → Neve Tzedek
Seaside promenade
Follow the Tel Aviv–Jaffa promenade north with the sea on your left, then turn inland into Neve Tzedek, the first Jewish neighbourhood built outside Jaffa in 1887. Its low houses, boutiques and the Suzanne Dellal dance centre make it the prettiest quarter in the city. About 45 minutes with a wander.
About this place
Neve Tzedek is a neighborhood in southwestern Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first Jewish neighborhood to be built outside the old city of the ancient port of Jaffa. It was founded in 1883 by a group of 48 Jewish families led by Shimon Rokach, a Jerusalemite pioneer of agriculture, and Aharon Chelouche, a landowner and businessman from Jaffa. At the beginning of the 20th century, Neve Tzedek was the cultural center of the developing Tel Aviv, where many prominent representatives of the Jewish creative intelligentsia lived and worked, including the future Nobel laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon and the artist Nachum Gutman, who described life in Neve Tzedek in their autobiographical works.
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Neve Tzedek → Rothschild Boulevard
Leafy boulevard
Stroll the shaded central path of Rothschild Boulevard, lined with cafés and with the world's largest concentration of 1930s Bauhaus and International Style buildings — the White City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Independence Hall, where Israel was declared in 1948, stands at number 16. About an hour.
- White City backstreets
Rothschild Boulevard → Bialik Square
City streets
Wind north through the heart of the White City to Bialik Square, a cluster of beautifully restored Bauhaus houses around the former city hall and the home of the national poet Chaim Nachman Bialik. A quiet, architectural counterpoint before the market. About 40 minutes.
- Carmel Market & Sheinkin
Bialik Square → Carmel Market
Crowded market lanes
Plunge into the Carmel Market, the city's largest and loudest, where vendors stack spices, fruit, olives and street food from morning until late afternoon. This is the place to eat lunch on your feet. About 45 minutes, longer if you graze.
- Promenade to the Tel Aviv Port
Carmel Market → Tel Aviv Port
Beachfront promenade
Return to the seafront and walk north past the beaches to the Tel Aviv Port, a 1930s harbour reinvented as a boardwalk of restaurants, bars and a weekend farmers' market. Time it for sunset over the water to end the day. About an hour.
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