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82 ❯❯ Israel and Petra Area by Area

Jaffa
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MAP T6 • Jaffa Visitor Center:
Kedumim Square, Old Jaffa; (03)
5184015; www.goisrael.com • Most
businesses stay open on Shabbat
Located just south of Tel Aviv, this
ancient port (see pp28–9), long home
to both Arabs and Jews, was ran-
sacked by Napoleon in 1799 but
subsequently rebuilt. The main
square is marked by an Ottoman
clock tower (1906). Roman columns
from Caesarea and Ashkelon were
Charming Neve Tzedek Street used to build the Mahmoudiya
Mosque (1812), which also has a
Neve Tzedek
5 Suleyman fountain. Gan HaPisga,
a hilltop park, affords dazzling views
MAP U4 • Gutman Museum of
Art: 21 Shimon Rockach St; (03) 516 of the waterfront, especially at night.
1970; open 10am–4pm Mon–Thu, Jaffa is also a great place to shop,
10am–2pm Fri, 10am–3pm Sat • Adm with its flourishing artists’ quarter
Built in the 1880s as the first Jewish and flea market (see p85).
neighborhood of Jaffa, Neve Tzedek
Bialik Street
boasts flower-filled lanes, boutiques, 8
and places to dine. Its focal point is MAP V3 • Beit Ha’ir: 27 Bialik
the Suzanne Dellal Centre (see p55), St; (03) 724 0311; open 9am–5pm
which hosts cultural events. Nearby, Mon–Thu (till 8pm Tue), 10am–2pm
a museum dedicated to Israeli artist Fri & Sat; www.beithair.org
Nachum Gutman displays his paint- Many historic buildings line this
ings of the new city. To the south, the peaceful street. Beit Ha’ir, the old
trendy bohemian neighborhood of town hall, is now a museum telling
Florentine is undergoing transfor- Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s history. The eye-
mation and is also worth a visit. catching building next door is the
Felicja Blumental Music Center,
which hosts classical music con-
BAUHAUS certs. Opposite, the Design Museum
Also known as International Style, of the International School has
Bauhaus architecture is easy to spot: furniture and pieces of European
clean-lined, unornamented buildings Bauhaus design. The house of Chaim
with horizontal ribbon windows, Bialik at No. 22 has been restored
vertical “thermometer windows” that with original furnishings and decor.
supply light to stairwells, and elongated A few doors down, the Reuven Rubin
balconies with rounded corners.
Museum has a display of his paint-
ings, and a preserved studio.
Sarona Market
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MAP X3 • www.saronamarket.
co.il/en
A more upmarket adaptation of
the HaCarmel Market (see p85) or
Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda (see
p71), this indoor market is a delight
for foodies. Sarona was a German
Templer colony built in the 19th
century, and you can now stroll among
the restored houses adjacent to the
north of the market before eating
at one of the many restaurants.

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