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Tourist tip of the day

Revivim, with its groves of olive trees, is the epitome of David Ben-Gurion's call to make the desert bloom. Even Golda Meir made it her home.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Mar 21, 2013 | 07:40 AM

Tourist Tip #126 / Sde Boker
By Brian Schaefer
Tourist Tip #119 / Makhtesh Ramon, the geological marvel of the Negev
By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh
Tourist Tip #104 / Avdat National Park
By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh

Tourist tip #163 / Route 6

Israel's first toll road, Route 6, helped alleviate some of the congestion around Tel Aviv; it also makes for a speedy and enlightening drive.

By Marty Friedlander | Feb 13, 2013 | 10:02 AM

Tourist tip #164 / Savta Gamila's home-made soap

For more than three decades, Savta Gamila has been making soap with her secret recipe. You can visit her store up north and, if you're lucky, share a cup of tea with the gifted granny herself.

By Anat Rosenberg | Feb 11, 2013 | 12:49 PM

Tourist tip #162 / Kursi National Park - where pigs flew

Kursi National Park, on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee, is thought to be the site of a New Testament story in which a herd of pigs, possessed by demons, flew to their death.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 11, 2013 | 11:47 AM

Tourist tip #161 / Buying shellfish in Tel Aviv

For the non-kosher foodie, the fruits of the sea are fresh and plenty in Tel Aviv but you won't find them at the corner grocery store.

By Yasmin Kaye | Feb 10, 2013 | 10:24 AM

Tourist tip #160 / The Masada Museum

Yes, the main attraction of Masada is, well, Masada. But don't miss the museum at its base to get a deeper historical understanding of the site's significance.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 10, 2013 | 09:50 AM

Tourist tip #158 / Manara Cliff and cable car

High above sea level, near the Lebanese border, the Manara Cliff offers breathtaking views and numerous thrills.

By Ruth Schuster | Feb 9, 2013 | 10:00 AM

Tourist tip #159 / Hanetiv Hamahir - The fast lane to Tel Aviv

Time is money and the express lane from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv puts a price on your patience to wait in traffic or breeze on by.

By Ruth Schuster | Feb 8, 2013 | 10:06 AM

Tourist tip #157 / Zippori National Park

The ancient ruins of this once great city lives up to its post-Biblical billing, "the ornament of all Galilee".

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 5, 2013 | 01:47 PM | 3

Tourist tip #156 / The Soreq Cave of stalactite wonders

An underground stone forest of naturally formed figurines in the Judean Mountains lets your imagination run wild.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 5, 2013 | 09:22 AM

Tourist tip #155 / 'Van Gogh Alive'

The multimedia exhibition presenting thousands of the famed Impressionist painter's works outside the frame comes to Tel Aviv for a one-month run.

By Anat Rosenberg | Feb 3, 2013 | 12:36 PM

Museums & Exhibits

A chilly spectacle at Jerusalem's International Ice Festival

By Reuters | 12:11 PM

Israeli childhood in pictures

By Tamar Rotem | 06:19 AM

Photos worth 1,000 sorrows

By City Mouse Online | 09:16 AM

Parks & Nature

A peaceful hike in a region of conflict

By Moshe Gilad | 03:30 PM

Winter camping in Israel just got easier

By Rina Rozenberg | 11:23 AM | 4

The aerial antics of Israel's starlings

By Eli Ashkenazi | 12:35 PM | 4

Shopping & Shuks

Dafna Lustig in Paper Jam fashions: Doesn’t want to copy trends.

Collection / Jam-flavored clothes

By Sahar Shalev | 05:26 AM

Israeli designers collaborate on a collection of woven jewelry

By Hilla Ohayon | 04:34 AM

Collection / Love that leather

By Hilla Ohayon | 05:59 AM