Carmel Market (Shuk Ha'Carmel), Tel Aviv

Advantages: a modern and old, Eastern and Western city
Disadvantages: To all the politicians, it is necessary to rehabilitate!

...is really not rehabilitated... today, one mainly finds there Filipinos who rent (bus often in irregular situation) true slums at a price higher than my appartement, ok small, but brand new... two steps from my home, the largest market of Tel-Aviv, the Souk-ha-Carmel, as well as a central bus station ...... and Tayelet (walk) 50m far... brilliant! The sea opens its arms to me... :-) Neve Tsedek """"""""""""""""" It is the district where my school is; one of the first districts of Tel-Aviv, it appears that 20 more years ago, it was the reference place for drugged people and girls of poor reputation .But now, rehabilitated, it is a beautiful district with a superb public garden callec Suzanne Dellal, very beautiful houses with an exhorbitant cost, a theatre... Allenby, Dizengoff, George ha-Melekh, Sheinkin... Read review

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Advantages: Bahai, Carmelite, Cable-Car and more
Disadvantages: Not terribly touristy (which could be an advantage), not all that much to see

...is mostly industrial. More recently, the most western part of Haifa (which is the part that faces the Mediterranean ocean) has introduced a slew of fancy hotels and a large shopping complex to boost the tourist and sea bathing crowds. There's a really nice beach-side area which you can walk along, and the beaches themselves are far cleaner and less crowded than in Tel Aviv. From the beach, there is a cable car that takes you all the way up to the top of the Carmel at the Stella Maris Church. This has been recently renovated so it's quite an attraction. The lowest part of Haifa is known as 'the city'. Due to its business nature, there's not a whole lot one can do there, besides going to the new shopping and hotel area. However, when you enter Haifa from the south, and you wind your way around towards the port, at one point, you'll reach... Read review

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Advantages: scenery
Disadvantages: expensive

...Carmels a sweet little american village but thats about it! There is the 17 mile drive that gives some fantastic scenery and a chance to see some squirrelys and sealions which is very sweet. After that we went into the town to look around. It was fairly quite and very expensive. And we managed to get a parking ticket for parking on the the left side of the road because they drive on the right, or some similar pethertic reason. Apart from that it is a nice plave to visit on the way to San Francisco, but nothing worth staying for.... Read review

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