Berlitz - Berlitz Pocket Guide Israel (Travel Guide eBook)

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Israel, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Israel, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Israel are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Israel. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

About Berlitz Pocket Guides

The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

Our wide-ranging travel products printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever youre going whether its on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

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Table of Contents

Israels Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Jerusalems Old City

Inside the 16th-century city walls are the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock, and the Western Wall. For more information, .

Top Attraction #2

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Dead Sea Scrolls

On display at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, are the Dead Sea Scrolls the oldest known version of the Old Testament. For more information, .

Top Attraction #3

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Sea of Galilee

Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee is in fact a lake, surrounded by a halo of mountains and overlooked from its bountiful shores by towns, villages and holy places. For more information, .

Top Attraction #4

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Red Sea marine life

Incredible marine life and coral formations make the Red Sea, the closest tropical waters to Europe, a divers paradise. For more information, .

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Floating in the Dead Sea

At 405 meters (1,300ft) below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest accessible place on earth, with an excessive salt content that enables bathers to float. For more information, .

Top Attraction #6

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Tel Aviv seafront

Lined with cafs, bars, ice-cream parlors, and restaurants, Tel Avivs seafront is a great place for a stroll and to soak up the citys atmosphere. For more information, .

Top Attraction #7

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Jaffa (Yafo)

Where it all began; it is here where Noah is said to have settled after the Great Flood. For more information, .

Top Attraction #8

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Bah Hillside Gardens, Haifa

The worlds longest hillside gardens are to be found in Haifa at the headquarters of the Bah religion. For more information, .

Top Attraction #9

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Nazareth

Bustling Galilee city and the location of the Church of the Annunciation, which is built on the site of Mary and Josephs home. For more information, .

Top Attraction #10

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Bethlehem

A picturesque Palestinian hilltop town overlooking the Judean Desert where the Church of the Nativity marks the birthplace of Christ, 9km (6 miles) from Jersualem. For more information, .

A Perfect Day in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem