The Dead Sea has been evolving during these past years, alas not for good….. The Dead Sea is facing a slow demise; it is now 1,377 feet below sea level and it has dropped more than 100 feet in these last 50 years; which has brought many worries re its…
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Spirit of the Dance – a dream tour 2014
The Spirit of the Dance return to Israel on a dream tour on January 9-29, 2014, throughout the country.
Mount Sodom
Mount Sodom is located on the south-west side of the Dead Sea, rising some 200m above it. It is actually a series of mountains, 11KM long that are made of salt mixed with a variety of other minerals. The water, penetrating into the salt, is creating large cavities. The mountain…
Jerusalem; the marketplace
One of Jerusalem’s unique attractions, aside its age-old ruins and monuments, is the marvelous marketplace called: “Machne-Yehuda”, or as referred to by Jerusalem inhabitants as simply the “SHUK”. The marketplace is situated in the heart of Jerusalem, in between Agripas and Jaffa streets, in the Machne-Yehuda neighborhood. The market offers…
Red-Sea Classics in Eilat
Join the “Red-Sea Classics’” event, in Eilat; on January 16-18, 2014. Eilat is a fascinating touristic city and the music is simply fabulous.
Gay & Lesbian
Israel is one of the world’s most advanced countries in terms of equality for sexual minorities. The country has definitely come a long way since the 1980s.Even though several legislative acts have taken place in former years; an open gay-scenery has truly emerged in Tel Aviv, only in recent years….
Twin Cities
Initial credit for the concept of twinning cities should be awarded in time of post-WW2 – to the French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle and the Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer 1945. They were aiming at relieving the hostility between the two nations, hoping to allow a direct formation of…
The Jerusalem Ramparts’ walk
The Ramparts’ walk is a unique way to get a breathtaking view of the city of Jerusalem. All it takes is…. to climb the ramparts of the Old City and circle the city from above. The walk enables visitors to glance at areas that one could never have seen otherwise;…
Culture Days; December 25-26-27
A variety of Shows, Events, Music, Opera for children, Museum-exhibitions and more., throughout the country, await you on December 25-26-27, 2013! This is a unique project; sponsored by the Ministry of Culture & Sports, and the Israeli Lottery Foundation, for everyone. Link to Officail website
Snow in Israel
Israel is covered in white! The country has been swept in a unique weather system that has brought snow, hail and much rain, to a usually warm country, in December 2013. Aside the beauty of the scenery; the children playing outside in the snow (and the closed schools…), many houses…