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Mark Says

A vibrant location that combines commercial and recreational activity. Established in its present form in the early 1900s, Tel Aviv is everything you’d expect from a very modern metropolis. The cutting-edge skyscrapers of Internet and software companies share air space with world-class hotels while, down at ground level, Art Deco beach houses serve the needs of those visiting for the purposes of leisure. There’s plenty of culture to be taken in. The city’s Jewish heritage is examined at the Museum of the Diaspora, within the grounds of the University of Tel Aviv. Art lovers will find much to enjoy at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which specialises in European art from the 16th to the 19th centuries; there are galleries devoted to Impressionism and post-Impressionism, along with 20th century modernism, and works by, among others, Giacometti, Moore and Pollock. The Haaretz Museum contains a whole (and sometimes turbulent) national history, with wings on the country’s archaeology, ethnography and deeply-felt religious beliefs. Above all, though, Tel Aviv is a great city to wander around in. Take a stroll through the Nachlat Binyamin mall, selling handmade crafts, or the more traditional Carmel Market, stocked with fruits and spices. Neve Tzedek, the city’s cultural district, has a very Mediterranean feel, comparable to certain towns and villages in the South of France or Italy; but these streets come alive at night, with crowds bustling to catch a show at the Habima Theater or a late-night opening at the Helena Rubinstein Art Museum. Another principal attraction is the 4,000-year old port of Jaffa, which partly explains Tel Aviv’s enduringly fruity nickname, “The Big Orange”. Certainly, this is a destination with plenty of zest; that much is evident from its supremely lively nightlife. The strong dance and DJ culture spills out onto the streets once a year for the city’s Love Parade.