Park HaTachana, or "The Station," sits near the border of Tel Aviv and Jaffa as a restored railway complex from the late nineteenth century. You can pick it out by the stretch of original iron train tracks still embedded in the ground,…
Railway Track Park Walk
Trace the historic Ottoman-era railway line that connected Jaffa to Jerusalem, now a revitalized linear park. We'll walk past old station buildings, neighborhood gathering spots, and chic cafes built directly on the tracks.
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1. Park HaTachana
2. Elifelet
Elifelet Street defines a quiet, industrial-to-residential transition on the western edge of the Florentin neighborhood. You can identify this area by its mix of low-rise workshops, galleries, and the modern, elevated infrastructure of the…
3. Roger's Park
Roger's Park sits along the path of HaMesila Park, a green corridor built over the historic railway line that once connected Jaffa to Jerusalem. This small cafe occupies a distinct spot in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood, positioned directly…
4. Aharon Chelouche House
The Aharon Chelouche House is a stone structure standing on the street that bears the family name in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood. Built beginning in eighteen eighty-three, it was one of the first residential buildings constructed outside…
5. Park HaMesila
Park HaMesila stretches as a long, linear ribbon of greenery, distinguished by its position sunk into a trench below the level of the surrounding streets. This narrow corridor traces the path of the original Ottoman-era railway, which…
6. Mirage
Mirage is a restaurant and café nestled along the lush promenade of the Park HaMesila railway park. Its outdoor patio, shaded by greenery and set against the backdrop of the park’s sunken track route, provides a quiet space to observe the…
7. Romano
Romano sits on the second floor of the Beit Romano, a mid-nineteenth-century stone building on Derech Jaffa. You can identify the site by the double-height ground-level passage that cuts through the structure, which functions as a busy…