The Jaffa Clock Tower rises in the middle of Yefet Street as a three-story limestone structure, capped by a copper-covered roof and arched windows. Completed in nineteen oh three, it was one of seven such towers built across Ottoman…
Old Jaffa Ancient Port
This seaside walking route traces thousands of years of history through the stone alleyways of Old Jaffa down to its active historic fishing harbor.
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1. The Clock Tower
2. St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Church in Old Jaffa is defined by its tall brick façade and a bell tower that rises above the surrounding neighborhood, making it the most distinctive structure in the historic district. The building occupies the highest point…
3. Kdumim Square
Kdumim Square is identified by the semi-amphitheatre arrangement of its stone seating and the central Fountain of Zodiac Signs, a chalkstone sculpture created in two thousand eleven. Situated in the heart of Old Jaffa, this open plaza acts…
4. Abrasha Park
Abrasha Park sits on the highest point of the Old Jaffa hill, easily identified by the large, square stone arch known as the Gate of Faith. This sculpture, created by Daniel Kafri between nineteen seventy-three and nineteen seventy-five,…
5. Wishing Bridge
The Wishing Bridge is a wooden pedestrian walkway in Old Jaffa, spanning the path between Kedumim Square and HaPisgah Garden. You can identify it by the bronze reliefs of the twelve zodiac signs set directly into its railings, alongside a…
6. Jaffa Light
The Jaffa Light is a ten-meter-tall cylindrical lighthouse marked by red and white horizontal bands, perched on a hilltop overlooking the old Jaffa port. Originally built by French engineers in eighteen sixty-five, the structure served to…
7. Jaffa Port
Jaffa Port is defined by its ancient, weathered stone warehouses that line the water’s edge, standing against the backdrop of the modern Tel Aviv skyline. For over seven millennia, this natural harbor has served as a primary gateway to the…