Park HaMesila Tour | Following the First Railway in the Land of Israel
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Park HaMesila tour – the railway tracks at the Station compoundPark HaMesila tour – the park pathPark HaMesila tour – a group on the tourPark HaMesila tour – local art in the park
Technical details
Tour times
By arrangement.
Price
₪200 per person
The tour runs with a minimum of 6 participants, up to 25.
₪1,200 per private group
Notes
The tour includes walking through the Station compound, Park HaMesila and Neve Tzedek.
A tour following the first railway in the Land of Israel – from the Station compound, through Park HaMesila, to the houses of Neve Tzedek and the American Colony.
The railway line that connected Jaffa and Jerusalem in 1892 brought technology and transportation to the area, and with them social, economic and demographic change. Along the same route the first railway once traveled, the Tel Aviv area's light rail runs today – partly underground.
What awaits you on the way
The Station compound, from which...
A tour following the first railway in the Land of Israel – from the Station compound, through Park HaMesila, to the houses of Neve Tzedek and the American Colony.
The railway line that connected Jaffa and Jerusalem in 1892 brought technology and transportation to the area, and with them social, economic and demographic change. Along the same route the first railway once traveled, the Tel Aviv area's light rail runs today – partly underground.
What awaits you on the way
The Station compound, from which the old railway set off
Park HaMesila: stories of the Ottoman railway and the new railway, and local art
Stories of Tel Aviv's first settlers through the houses of Neve Tzedek, the first Jewish neighborhood outside Jaffa
The 19th-century wooden houses of the American Colony
All in the pleasant atmosphere of the urban park, with a conversation about the importance of urban nature.
Tel Aviv-Jaffa through its food, art and stories – with someone who knows every corner of it.
I'm a licensed tour guide, archaeologist and artist. I've been guiding since 2008, and for the past decade I've focused solely on Tel Aviv-Yafo, the city where I was born.
⬤ Tailor-made tours – I adapt every tour to the group, and adjust it as we go.
⬤ Market food – tastings that tell the story of a place and its people.
⬤ Street art from the inside – my signature tour. I paint in urban projects myself, and on the tour you'll meet street artists I know personally.
⬤ History, architecture and archaeology – in Jaffa and Tel Aviv, including lesser-known neighborhoods. MA in Archaeology and Religious Studies, with experience in research excavations.
I'd be happy to tailor a tour for you and show you my city.
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