Page 18 - DreamScapes Magazine | Winter 2022-2023

SPECIAL FEATURE REPORT
WHERE
TO GO
NOW
BY AMBER CAIA
PHOTOS COURTESY OF
ISRAELI MINISTRY OF TOURISM
PHOTOS: DAFNA TAL | DANA FRIEDLANDER | ITAMAR GRINBERG | DANA FRIEDLANDER | HAIM YOSEF | SIX SENSES SHAHARUT
18 DREAMSCAPES WINTER 2022/2023
Few countries come with as many high expectations for the visitor as Israel. And few countries live up to them quite so much. From the moment you arrive, you’re amazed at the diversity of the landscape, at Israelis’ live-for-the-moment energy, and at the intense emotion you feel walking on ancient and bib- lical paths.
But let’s not forget the beautiful beaches, the swaths of cultural and outdoor offerings, the cuisine and the perfect weather!
There’s something for everyone.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES...
Tel Aviv, revered as the country’s cultural and financial capital and high-tech hub, is moving the needle for work-hard/play-hard city status. There’s thrumming energy to its start-up culture of innovation, which boasts countless restaurants and cafés, atmospheric markets, hipster neighbourhoods, including a wealth of Bauhaus-style archi- tecture. To boot, Tel Aviv hosts one of the most exuberant Pride Weeks in the world!
Then there’s the beach: the 14.5 kilometres of Mediterranean white sand beach is a large part of Tel Aviv’s special brand of dolce vita where the weather is glorious year-round. It’s where locals start the day swim- ming, running or biking along the newly renovated beach promenade known as Tayelet. After the morning workout, see residents juice up at a local fruit stand or spot them relaxing with a coffee and sweet treat from a kiosk, such as Café Habima (We Like You Too).
If Tel Aviv is the exuberant little sister, Jerusalem is the enigmatic older sibling. Jerusalem is of course a city unique in the world: mythical, mysterious, enchanting. Walk on ancient roads and discover important