World Travel Sites
Tel Aviv , a modern city of approximately 360,000 people is located on the Mediterranean Sea and 45 minutes west of Jerusalem. This view is looking south toward the ancient Jaffa. The city actually began as a suburb of Jaffa. It began as a new community in 1910 and its name means Hill of Spring
A view from the Ramada Continental Hotel looking north toward the marina.
This Roman Aqueduct was built in the second century AD to receive fresh water from the nearby Carmel mountain range to the city of Caesarea.
This moat and massive wall was built around the city and harbor at Caesarea by King Louis IX in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Moat is 10 meters wide and 15 meters deep.
From a vantage point, the visitor can see the ancient harbor at Caesarea. The area was an ancient anchorage built by the Phoenicians in the 3rd century BC in an off shore surrounded by underwater rocks. In 22 BC, King Herod built it into a port city in 12 years in honor of Caesar Augustus.
Near the harbor stands an old lighthouse with adjoining modern restaurants,
Archaeologists documenting their findings at Caesarea.
This large marble foot was discovered during one of the many excavations around Caesarea.
The Roman Amphitheater at Caesarea is just south of the Crusader City near Sedot Yam beach.
The amphitheater was restored in 1961 by the Israel National Parks Authority. The theater was built in the 2nd century AD. This theater is one of the best preserved theaters from Roman times in the world.