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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 #154 / Nimrod’s Fortress

Your reward for a fairly strenuous climb to the top of the fortified tower is a gorgeous view of the Hula Valley, the Golan and the mountains of Lebanon and the Galilee.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 3, 2013 | 09:43 AM | 2

Tourist tip #153 / Sinkholes near the Dead Sea

The sinkholes you'll spot as you drive along the Dead Sea shores are 'the pits' in more ways than one. The huge hollows are a sign that all is not well in the ecology of the saltiest lake on earth.

By Miriam Feinberg Vamosh | Feb 1, 2013 | 09:59 AM

Tourist tip #152 / Taking the bus to Eilat

Eilat conjures up images of sun and fun, but getting there can be less than pleasant. Why not let Egged do the work?

By Marty Friedlander | Jan 31, 2013 | 10:00 AM | 3

Tourist tip # 151 / Haifa’s Tikotin Museum for Japanese art

Rather than heading east for Japanese art, head north – to Haifa, where you can feast your eyes on the Middle East's only collection of work from the Land of the Rising Sun.

By Ronen Shnidman | Jan 30, 2013 | 10:00 AM

Tourist Tip #150 / ‘Zugot’ shoe fair

Shoes from nearly two dozen local designers will be on offer at the refurbished Tel Aviv train station for one glorious weekend.

By Anat Rosenberg | Jan 29, 2013 | 07:39 AM

Tourist tip #149 / The Tower of David

The erroneously named Tower of David offers a spectacular view of the Old City of Jerusalem as well as a glimpse of its history.

By Mike Rogoff | Jan 28, 2013 | 09:24 AM

Tourist tip #148 / How to order a steak in Israel

In Israel, you aren’t going to see filet mignon, rib eye, T-bone or New York strip on the menu. But don’t have a cow; this handy guide will help.

By Debra Kamin | Jan 27, 2013 | 09:26 AM

All the cool kids hang out at Beit Ha'ir.

Tourist Tip #147 / Multimedia museum in Tel Aviv's first town hall

The recently renovated Tel Aviv landmark serves as a multimedia museum and cultural hub.

By Anat Rosenberg | Jan 25, 2013 | 10:26 AM

Oscar Schindler's grave is always covered in stones.

Tourist tip #146 / Oskar Schindler’s gravesite

The Nazi factory owner who saved over a thousand Jews from the Holocaust is honorably interred in Jerusalem.

By Marty Friedlander | Jan 24, 2013 | 09:26 AM

Tourist tip #145 / How to use an ATM in Israel

Before you withdraw cash using a foreign credit card, make sure you know how the system works.

By Debra Kamin | Jan 22, 2013 | 01:36 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