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Tel Aviv Travel Guide

Tel Aviv is Israel's economic hub, home of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and many corporate offices and research and development centers. Its beaches, cafes, upscale shopping and secular lifestyle have made it a popular tourist destination.

About Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv covers an area of 20 sq. miles (51.8 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 3.2 million people being the second-largest city in Israel. Tel Aviv was ranked as the most expensive city in the Middle East and the 17th most expensive in the world.

Attractions

This cultural center complex, among Israel’s most important, contains the Habimah Theatre, Mann Auditorium, and the Helena Rubinstein Pavilion. Founded in Russia in 1918 and relocated to Tel Aviv 10 years later, Habimah Theatre is the home of Israel’s national theatre company, with most performances in Hebrew and simultaneous translations in other languages. Mann Auditorium is home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, established in 1937 and where Yitzak Perlman started his career. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion exhibits contemporary art by Israeli and International artists and houses the Helena Rubinstein Collection of Miniature Rooms.

Gan Meir Park

Founders Monument and Fountain

Ben-Gurion House

Azrieli Observatory

 



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