Caesarea: Less than an hour from Tel Aviv along the coast lies the ancient Herodian port city that was founded in 30 BCE. You will find relics of history, like Roman sarcophagus and ruins of Byzantine churches scattered all over the city, both in the neighborhoods and in the Ashkelon National Park.Ĥ. Ashkelon: An hour’s drive from Tel Aviv will bring you to Ashkelon, one of the oldest cities in the world. Tourists can learn about the history of this magical place at the Jaffa Visitors’ Center.ģ. Archaeological evidence shows that Jaffa was been inhabited constantly since around 7500 BCE. The Old City was built on a 40m high ridge with a view of the Mediterranean coast. Old Jaffa: Picturesque Jaffa is situated just south of Tel Aviv. Jerusalem is number 1 on our list because it is a must see if this is your first visit to Israel, and even if it isn’t, you will probably want to visit again.Ģ. The wall dates back to the 2nd century BC.
The Old City is the site of the Western Wall, all that remains from the Second Jewish Temple, built by King Herod the Great.
Jerusalem: The Old City of Jerusalem that has a history of over 3,000 years, lies within today’s modern city. We’ve based our list of ancient places to visit in Israel on sites that are easy to get to for tourists who are staying in a hotel in Tel Aviv, which is located at the center of the country.ġ. That’s why we’ve made a list of some of the most ancient cities in Israel that you can visit today. Tourists in Israel are spoilt for choice when it comes to visiting some of the world’s most ancient places, and as we all know, the more choice we have the more overwhelming it is to decide. Today, Israel is known as the Start-up Nation, home of high tech, but almost everywhere you go in this small country you’ll find archaeological sites or come across some kind of ancient ruins, in fact the whole country seems like a huge museum.