Tel Aviv: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours
Introduction
Having mostly sat out the global recession, Israel's economy is booming and Tel Aviv is its seaside cultural and commercial HQ. High-end restaurants are debuting monthly, boutique hotels are opening their doors and a nascent contemporary-art scene is garnering global attention; once no-go neighborhoods are being spruced up and properties snapped up by sharp-eyed foreigners. Throw in year-round sunshine, 10 miles of seafront and a now iconic collection of pristine Bauhaus architecture, and Tel Aviv emerges as the perfect mix of the contemporary and the classic a place where the locals love to chill at cafés, sizzle on the beach and otherwise block out the regional conflict around them.
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