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shop on the first, as well as artists’ studios of various kinds. On the rooftop, there’s a plant nursery and a bar with a beautiful balcony overlooking the city. From up above | An experiential ride on the Rakavlit cable car The Rakavlit cable car connects the HaMifratz Central Bus Station with the University of Haifa, at the top of Mount Carmel, for a total distance of 4.6 kilometers and a travel time of 20 minutes. As you ride up, the city spectacularly reveals itself to you from up above. At the University, you can walk along the suspended bridge near the station before going up to the 30 th floor of the university’s Eshkol Tower which

The Rakavlit cable car

has an impressive observation balcony. Eshkol Tower is also home to the Hecht Museum, a must-visit for archeology buffs. (Entrance is free). A one-way Rakvalit ride is NIS 6. Note that the Rakvalit is not the old tourist cable car that connects Bat Galim with the Stella Maris neighborhood – itself also an exciting ride. Art and food tours | Haifa City Makers Food tours are a great way to get to know a city’s culinary scene. Local guides are founts of knowledge about the best places to eat at and discover, but if you prefer to wander around at your own pace, like us on this occasion, local tour guide company Haifa City Makers have created what they call the “Bakers tour”. A QR code system gives you information about the Ir-HaTachtit neighborhood’s best food spots and allows you to pick six samples to taste (served as a take-away meal). Some of the places may not be open in the evening, so be aware that the tour is best enjoyed in the morning and the afternoon. Another great “Makers” tour is their artists tour, also in the Ir-HaTachtit. Jewelry designer Liat Waldman

(@liatwaldman_jewelrydesign) and content creator Shiri Wizner (@hey.fa.it) take you on a tour of artists’ studios to see local designers, ceramicists, jewelry makers, etc., hard at work. haifacitymakers.com Hanamal 24 | A taste of Lyon in the port of Haifa Haifa’s Hanamal 24 restaurant has long become a fine dining institution. After sixteen years in the Ir-HaTachtit, it is now located in the Hadar neighborhood inside a beautifully restored historic building, where the new boutique hotel “Liberté”, is set to open later this year. At Hanamal 24, chef Ran Rosh, graduate of the Paul Bocuse Institute in Lyon, France’s capital of gastronomy, offers a deliciously creative menu that combines the local ingredients, spices, and flavors of his childhood, spent in this very neighborhood, with French technique and know how. Dishes include: cream of onion soup with truffle foam, entrecôte with bordelaise sauce, rainbow carrots and mashed potatoes, and an incredible “Haifa-style” sous vide chicken schnitzel with potato and mustard cream. The wine and cocktail menu is just as rich and

Talpiot Market I Photo: Nava Marton

Food tour I Photo: Nava Marton

18 ATMOSPHERE MARCH 2025