Today, Israel is known as the Start-up Nation, home of high tech, but almost everywhere you go in this small country you’ll find archaeological sites or come across some kind of ancient ruins, in fact the whole country seems like a huge museum.
Every city has its hidden gems – those fabulous places that only a very few of the most hip locals know about. Add these under the radar places to your Tel Aviv itinerary and you’re heading for an amazing, one of a kind vacation.
Tel Aviv is known as the Silicon Valley of Israel and it’s also known for the abundance of exhibitions held in the city each year. Tel Aviv’s international convention center, named Expo Tel Aviv, was established in 1933 and boasts an area of 25 thousand square kilometers exhibition space.
Every June the city of Tel Aviv gets dressed up in rainbow colors and thousands flock to the city that was dubbed by the New York Times the ‘Mediterranean Capital of Cool’ to enjoy a choc-a-block week of amazing LGBT-friendly events, culminating with the famous Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade on the Friday.
You might be wondering how things work transportation-wise once you’ve landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.