EL AL | Atmosphere

10 The Arava Open Day Exhibition A look into agricultural innovation

Photo: Fabian Koldorf

Photo: Ariela Aflalo

The Yair R&D center in the Arava is dedicated to AgriTech innovation and research. With the advent of the Jewish Holiday of TuBiShvat and the Israeli Ecological Awareness Day, it is opening its doors to present the biggest agricultural exhibition in the country, offering a look into the wonders of AgriTech innovation. Sprawled across 20000 sqm, the exhibition showcases more than 200 companies from everywhere in the world, specializing in the most cutting-edge technologies in domains ranging from water management, air quality management, solar power, off-road vehicles, etc., aside stalls presenting the latest developments in fruit and vegetable cultivation. The exhibition will also include: guided tours of the center’s greenhouse, a visitor’s center, screenings of an interactive 3-D movie, a farmers’ market, and the option to go on guided tours of the Arava area, visit a crocodile farm, and numerous other desert attractions. Entrance is free. When: February 1 st – 2 nd Where: Yair station, Moshav Hazeva Info: aravaopenday.co.il

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Tel Aviv’s Park HaMesila Outdoor fun

Now the greenest spot in the south of Tel Aviv, this used to be where the old Ottoman train passed through on its way from Jaffa to Jerusalem and back. The new park is situated between the Neve Tzedek and Florentin neighborhoods, and is a great spot to enjoy a picnic, let the kids play, ride a bike, have a coffee, or a slice of pizza at Eyal Shani’s nearby eatery “Romano”. This is also where the new Elifelet tram station is located, already ready for the light rail trains to pass through it in the coming months. When: 24/7 Where: Between Nahalat Binyamin (near its junction with Yehuda Halevy st.) and the Old Station complex.

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The Inbal Hotel Soup Festival A taste of winter

The yearly Inbal Hotel soup festival allows hungry visitors to enjoy as much as they desire of a huge variety of soups, including onion soup, corn soup, miso soup, leek and chestnut soup, and more, at the price of NIS 87. When: Sundays to Thursdays, 12:00 – 22:00 Where: The Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem Info: inbalhotel.com

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