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is located there as well, as well as the building which served as the city’s first townhall which has been a museum since 1971. Recently renovated, it offers a fascinating look into the city’s cultural landscape and history. Don’t miss: getting a coffee and a pastry at the “Amita” bakery in the museum garden. 03 Tel Aviv Promenade & Lighthouse A stroll along the waterfront Tel Aviv is a seafront city and its promenade, known as the “tayelet”, goes all the way from Herzliya to Jaffa. Two kilometers-long, it was built along the coastline’s karkur ridge between Tel Baruch beach in the north and Hatsuk beach in the south, taking you from one end of the city to the other. It’s the perfect place for a stroll, a run, or a bike ride, or just to sit down and take in the sea breeze. In the evening, with its dim lighting, it turns into the ideal romantic location, with the sound of the waves in the background, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. The new Reading park was recently inaugurated, not far from Tel Aviv Port. It was built on the grounds of the old power plant near the bridge and has beautiful panoramic lookout decks above HaYarkon river, playground facilities, and picnic tables.

Dizengoff Square I Photo: Guy Yehieli

01 Dizengoff Square The city’s main piazza Reading Park I Photo: Guy Yehieli

life has been breathed through it, with bike lanes and trendy cafés enlivening it 24/7. Don’t miss: enjoying an urban picnic on the square’s lawn and benches. 02 Bialik Street History & Culture Bialik Street is one of the most elegant and peaceful streets in Tel Aviv. It begins at noisy Allenby Street and ends at the quiet little Bialik Square. Walking along it feels like walking through history, your eyes enthralled by the superb Bauhaus and eclectic architecture of the houses that line it, among which national poet Haim Nachman Bialik’s beautiful castle-like abode. Liebling House, the city’s Bauhaus museum,

For years, Dizengoff st. was the city’s beating heart, with fashion boutiques lined up along it and cafés populated by the cultural icons of the time - singers, writers, poets, and film stars, but also diplomats, generals, journalists, and it-girls. Dizengoff Square, with its fountain in the middle, was inaugurated in 1934, and named in honor of Zina Dizengoff, wife of Meir Dizengoff, first mayor of Tel Aviv. Since its creation it has been considered as a focal point in the city and has remained so notwithstanding its many transformations through the decades. In recent years, new

Photo: courtesy of “Hamigdalor café”

The lighthouse

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ATMOSPHERE AUGUST 2024