Visit the ancient city of Jaffa and experience the primitive life in Israel.

Jaffa Old Town in Tel Aviv, Israel is a port city with a history of more than 4,000 years and one of the oldest cities in the world. The ancient town of Jaffa, together with China's "Three Parallel Rivers" and other 24 places of interest in the world, was listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

Jaffa

Jaffa is the oldest port and one of the earliest cities in the world. Human beings lived in 5000 BC and became a famous port along the Mediterranean as early as 2000 BC. Jaffa was first recorded in writing during the reign of the Egyptian Pharaoh Thoth Moses III in the 5th century BC/KLOC-0, and was mentioned many times in the later Old Testament and New Testament.

Jaffa was once a good port in ancient Greece.

According to records, Jaffa was once a good port in ancient Greece and was called "Joppa" at that time. According to the Bible, Jaffa City was named after Japheth, the son of Noah. After that terrible flood, he established Jaffa. According to another legend, the name of this city comes from Hebrew YOFI, which means "beautiful". At that time, Jews who traveled all over the world had to enter Israel from Jaffa and make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem every time they returned home. For vagrants, Jaffa's looming posture is as attractive as a beautiful woman.

Above Jaffa Natural Harbor, there is a hill 37 meters high, where archaeologists excavated the remains of human settlements from BC18th century to BC16th century. Later, Israel built a unique small exhibition hall on this site to introduce the history and legends about Jaffa to people in detail.

Lao wharf coast

There is also a very famous Greek myth that the wife of Governor Jaffa offended Poseidon, the sea god, and had to tie her daughter to a rock by the sea to feed the siren, but she was saved by Passieux, the son and hero of Zeus. It is said that those rocks still stand on the coast of the old pier.

The ancient city of Jaffa is famous for its quaint stone houses and narrow stone roads.

Jaffa and Tel Aviv are integrated, but their styles are quite different. The ancient city of Jaffa is famous for its quaint stone houses and narrow stone roads. Night is the most artistic conception, calm and quiet, and a bright moon is particularly bright. The best time is spent in the ancient city of Jaffa, along the narrow and winding stone road, in the maze of the stone city, indulging in galleries, studios, jewelry stores, cafes, and occasionally synagogues, Russian Orthodox churches and Armenian churches. The intricate alleys are marked by twelve constellations, and the windows, walls and doors of every shop or studio are unique. It is said that a book even introduced the design of the "gate" of the ancient city of Jaffa.

Artists' gathering area

After several wars and disputes in Jaffa, the ancient city was occupied by Romans, Greeks, Crusaders, Turks and Arabs, and it is still a settlement of Arabs. However, in the 1970s, Israel not only restored Jaffa's old appearance, but also transformed it into a gathering place for artists, attracting artists from all over the world.

Jaffa, despite repeated battles and defeats, is still full of brilliance. Of course, a good city should also have good restaurants. Jaffa's restaurants are first-class in food, architecture, service and atmosphere. From different flavors of food, we can intuitively realize that Israel is a country of immigrants. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Jews scattered all over the world returned to Israel, bringing delicious food from all over the world.

Gu dong pu zi

On the hill of Jaffa Old Town Street, ancient ruins have been excavated-the tanned Simon's house and St. Peter's monastery. Now this place is crowded with galleries, antique shops, high-end restaurants and many other entertainment and shopping places, especially at night. There is a bell tower in the Twelve Flags era in the city center, and further inside is a flea market, where you can buy copper products and antiques.

Street Chess in Jaffa Old Town

Featured recommendation:

Ilana Goor Museum: This is the former residence of Ilana Goor, an Israeli national treasure female artist, and it displays the artist's imaginative works. Standing outside the three-story terrace, you can enjoy the beautiful Mediterranean.