The Best Sight in Tel Aviv, Israel

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From the city center, it's easy to head south to Jaffa and its ancient port and lively flea market—to get there the scenic way, saunter along the seaside promenade overlooking the beach—and the other southern neighborhoods like the gentrified Neve Tzedek and the more rough-edged Florentine.

Farther north, at the edge of Tel Aviv proper, lies the sprawling green lung of Tel Aviv, Hayarkon Park. You'll also discover the city's renovated port area, an ideal setting for a seaside breakfast or a toast at sunset with which to usher in Tel Aviv's famous inexhaustible nightlife.

Eye of the Sun

Created by Israeli artist Motti Mizrachi, this large, flying saucer-like disk looks like it fell to earth and embedded itself vertically into the ground. Perched in the middle of a large, empty plaza, and measuring 59-feet in diameter, it's an impressive sight. The eastern side of the disc is yellow, representing the sun and the eastern culture. The western side is a silvery gray, for the moon and western culture. After dark, the Eye is illuminated from within by LED lights that shift across a spectrum of colors.
Ha-Yovel Square, Ashdod, Israel

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