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City Guide  - Tel Aviv  - Sightseeing
Sightseeing

All the various quarters of Tel Aviv have their own unique attraction and, to get a flavour of this enigmatic city, visitors should spend time wandering freely through the streets. The Florentin Quarter is lively and attractive with a selection of some of the best local cuisines in the city. Restaurants located in this district are mainly run by the early settlers, who set up small family businesses. Elimelech on Wolffson Street has been serving the best Polish-Jewish food since 1936. Visitors should also feast their eyes on some of the bakeries, discreetly scattered throughout the area, which serve delicious Burrekas and other traditional pastries. The Yemenite Quarter is with an oriental flavour at odds with the clean-cut modernism of the rest of the city. Narrow dusty streets lined with crumbling buildings will remind visitors of Tel Aviv's Middle Eastern location. The best place to get a feel for the Yemenite culture is by visiting Carmel Market, which incises itself throughout the Yemenite Quarter on any day of the working week. Visitors can witness the modern architecture of the city's Bahaus style, by visiting the Observatory in the Shalom Tower. A tremendous panoramic view of Tel Aviv will be a reminder of how rapid the development of the city has been, as skyscrapers and suburbs stretch into the distance. Jaffa is Tel Avivians' perennial favourite, with a host of galleries, craftshops and cafés set against the historic beauty of the Mamoudiyeh Mosque and St Peter's Monastery. The popular uphill path to Jaffa along the seaside promenade is best just before twilight. Once visitors reach the summit at the Ottoman Clock Tower, they can view the breathtaking coastal line of Tel Aviv twinkling, as the metropolis prepares for another vibrant night.

Tourist Information

Municipal Building, Tourism Department, 69 Ibn Gvirol, Rabin Square
Tel: (03) 521 8500. Fax: (03) 521 8396.
Web site: www.infotour.co.il or www.tel-aviv.gov.il
There are also offices at the Central Bus Station (sixth floor), and Ben Gurion International Airport.

Passes

There are no dedicated tourist passes in Tel Aviv.



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