Sights
In depth 1
Our long reads on this side of Tel Aviv.
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2 photosThe back story
Tel Aviv-Yafo: the old port and the white city
An ancient port on its hill, a city founded on the dunes in 1909, a UNESCO Bauhaus city, the beach.
21 of the best · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
The Best Things to Do in Tel Aviv
Old Jaffa and its port, the Clock Tower and St Peter’s, the UNESCO White City and Rothschild Boulevard, Neve Tzedek and HaTachana, the Carmel Market and the crafts fair, Sarona, and the promenade, the beaches and Gordon Pool.
Our 21 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three things we would send a friend to first in Tel Aviv: Old Jaffa at sunset, the White City on foot and a Friday morning at the Carmel Market.
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4 photosThe old port city
Old Jaffa
The stone lanes of the old port city on its hill, with galleries and the view north.
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2 photosUNESCO World Heritage 2003
The White City
The white Modern Movement city of the 1930s to the 1950s: a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Shuk HaCarmel
The Carmel Market
The great food market, from Allenby towards the sea: produce, spices and stalls to eat at.
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Jaffa 5
The old port city.
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2 photosFishing boats and the sea wall
Jaffa Port
The old harbour below the hill, still home to fishing boats, with restaurants in its warehouses.
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4 photosThe old port city
Old Jaffa
The stone lanes of the old port city on its hill, with galleries and the view north.
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2 photosAt the top of the hill
St Peter’s Church, Jaffa
The church at the top of Old Jaffa, its bell tower a landmark along the whole shore.
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Clock Square
The Jaffa Clock Tower
The stone clock tower at the entrance to Old Jaffa, by The Setai and the road to the flea market.
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Antiques and vintage
The Jaffa Flea Market
Streets of antiques, furniture, vintage clothes and cafés below the Clock Tower.
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The White City 2
The Bauhaus city.
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The green spine
Rothschild Boulevard
The tree-lined boulevard of the White City, with a walking and cycling path down the middle.
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UNESCO World Heritage 2003
The White City
The white Modern Movement city of the 1930s to the 1950s: a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sights
Neve Tzedek 2
Low houses and the old station.
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The old station
HaTachana
The old Jaffa railway station between Neve Tzedek and the sea, restored with shops and cafés.
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2 photosLow houses and quiet lanes
Neve Tzedek
Low houses and narrow lanes, with boutiques, dance and a painter’s museum.
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The markets 4
Produce, crafts and spices.
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Israel’s largest indoor food market
Sarona Market
More than 60 shops, stalls and chef restaurants: in its words, Israel’s largest indoor food market.
3 Kalman Magen St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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Shuk HaCarmel
The Carmel Market
The great food market, from Allenby towards the sea: produce, spices and stalls to eat at.
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Spices and delis
The Levinsky Market
The old spice and deli market on the edge of Florentin, with Ouzeria looking over it.
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220 artists
The Nahalat Binyamin Arts & Crafts Fair
Beside the Carmel Market, more than 220 artists sell their own work on fair days.
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The shore 4
The promenade and the beaches.
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Since 1956
Gordon Pool
The pool by the Marina, open since 1956 and renewed in 2009 with a gym and sauna.
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The old port
Tel Aviv Port
The old port in the north of the city, with a long wooden deck, restaurants and shops by the sea.
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2 photosAlong the whole shore
The beaches of Tel Aviv
City beaches from Jerusalem and Banana Beach in the south to Frishman and Gordon.
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2 photosFrom Jaffa to the port
The Tel Aviv promenade
The seafront walk from Jaffa’s harbour to the old port in the north, past the city’s beaches.
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Around the city 4
Squares, museums and a safari park.
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Yaacov Agam’s fountain
Dizengoff Square
The round square of the White City, with Yaacov Agam’s coloured kinetic fountain at its centre.
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Book ahead
Ramat Gan Safari
A safari park and zoo in Ramat Gan, east of the city, open all year; booking required.
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2 photosOld houses among the towers
Sarona
Restored old stone houses among the towers, now shops and restaurants around lawns.
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Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
Tel Aviv University’s natural history museum, drawing on more than 5.5 million items.
12 Klausner St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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