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A hotel in Tel Aviv provides a home base while investigating Tel Aviv, Israel's second-largest city. Initially a sand dune, Tel Aviv was established as Israel's capital in 1948 only to lose that title to the City of David in 1949. Considered the "New York of Israel" Tel Aviv is the industrial, financial and commercial center of the country as well as home of the Stock and Diamond Exchange. As in New York, a hotel in Tel Aviv will be providing all the comforts and conveniences of home.
After a good night's rest in a Hotel in Tel Aviv start your day with a visit to any one of the 20 different museums featuring archaeology, history, science or classical and contemporary art. Learn the 2500 year history of Jewish life at the Museum of Diaspora or view the works and collection of famous artist at the IIana Goor Museum in the 1740 building. The Antiquities Museum of Tel Aviv-Jaffa holds pottery shards dating back to the 5th century B.C.E. along with Ottoman period Arabic coins and display cases of items verifying the empires that have previously ruled the city.
A hotel in Tel Aviv is just around the corner from a number of the historical sites in the area. One such site is the Neve tzedek. Tel Aviv' first official neighborhood which was established in 1887, 22 years prior to the establishment of Tel Aviv. A number of the homes from the turn of the century are still maintained. On warm summer nights The Gan Meir Park is populated with birds as well as people, both enjoying the musicians playing on St Georges Street. After a day in the park the melodies will follow you back to your hotel in Tel Aviv.
Several religious sites are located near a hotel in Tel Aviv. St. Peter's Monastery is noted for "being a true meeting point of east and west" or the El-Mahmoudiye Mosque which dates back to the 19th century. Regardless of the destination within this city, you will find a hotel in Tel Aviv that fits your style and budget.