The immense religious significance of Israel to Jews, Muslims and Christians alike makes Israel one of the most important places on earth. Unfortunately, where great importance lies, the danger of conflict and violence also lies, as news of suicide bombings and political strife in Israel brutally demonstrates. However, Israel is still a beautiful and fascinating place to visit.
Israel Travel Guide
Top Destinations in Israel
Jerusalem, Israel
As dawn stretches over Jerusalem, pale gold spills onto ancient limestone, warming narrow alleys where scents of za'atar and fresh bread rise with the first ... more
Tel Aviv, Israel
Morning rolls over Tel Aviv with a soft gold hue, casting leaning palms onto pale Bauhaus facades. The city stirs with a swirl of bicycle bells, the distant ... more
Haifa, Israel
A gentle sea breeze laced with pine and salt drifts through Haifa’s winding streets, where Mediterranean light bounces off the terracotta rooftops of French ... more
Eilat, Israel
Eilat is an oddity in Israel, because it has so many tourists and relatively few Israelis. Located at the southern-most tip of the country, within its small "... more
Herzliya, Israel
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the Northern part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of more than 110,000 residents. Named ... more
Netanya, Israel
Netanya is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain.
Tiberias, Israel
Tiberias is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee, Israel. Established in 20 CE, it was named in honour of the emperor ...
Nazareth, Israel
Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel"; the population is made up predominantly of Arab... more
Beersheba, Israel
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel ...
Ramat Gan, Israel
Ramat Gan, is a city in Israel, to the immediate east of Tel Aviv, which almost acts as an extension of it. Ramat Gan is an eclectic town famous for many things... more
Caesarea, Israel
Caesarea (Hebrew: Qeysarya, קיסריה) is a small, very well-to-do town and extensive archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, located some 50 km ... more
Zichron Yaakov, Israel
Zikhron Ya'akov (Hebrew: זִכְרוֹן יַעֲקֹב, lit. "Jacob's Memorial"; often shortened to just Zikhron) is a town in Israel, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Haifa, ... more