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The best of every city in Israel (2026)
Israel is small and dense. Pick a city and you will find every category we cover there — where to eat, where to stay, what to do and where the good beaches are.
Tel Aviv
Israel's restless coastal capital of food, design and nightlife — Bauhaus streets, a 14km beach promenade and the country's densest concentration of great kitchens.
Jerusalem
Three thousand years of history stacked on a hilltop, plus a food scene that has quietly become one of the most interesting in the Middle East.
Haifa
A working port city climbing Mount Carmel, home to the Baha'i Gardens and the country's best Arab-Jewish food crossover in Wadi Nisnas and the German Colony.
Eilat
Red Sea reef diving, year-round sun and Israel's biggest concentration of resort hotels, at the southern tip of the Negev.
Tiberias
The Sea of Galilee's main town — hot springs, lakeside promenades and a base for the whole Lower Galilee.
Netanya
Thirteen kilometres of cliff-top beach, a large French-speaking community and a quieter, cheaper coastal alternative to Tel Aviv.
Nazareth
Israel's largest Arab city and a pilgrimage centre, with a Galilean food scene that has become a genuine destination in its own right.
Beer Sheva
The capital of the Negev — a young university city and the gateway to the desert, Mitzpe Ramon and the Dead Sea's southern end.
Akko
A UNESCO-listed Crusader port with underground halls, a working fishing harbour and some of the best hummus and seafood in the north.
Safed
The mountain city of Kabbalah — blue-painted alleys, ancient synagogues and a long-standing artists' quarter at 900 metres.
Dead Sea
The lowest point on Earth — mineral spas, effortless floating and the desert oases of Ein Gedi, with Masada rising to the west.
Golan Heights
High volcanic plateau in the far north — boutique wineries, waterfall hikes, cattle country and Mount Hermon's ski slopes in winter.
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