Israel

165,000 visitors expected in Israel for Christmas

Israel’s Tourism Ministry is ready to welcome en estimated 165,000 faithful who are expected to arrive in Israel for the Christmas holiday. Starting at 2 PM on Christmas Eve, December 24, through 2:00 PM on Christmas Day, the Tourism Ministry will offer free roundtrip shuttle transportation, helping pilgrims who travel between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Buses…

Dec 13, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Ruins of 5,000-year-old city discovered in Israel

Archaeological excavations uncover vast Bronze Age city, one of the first and largest of the ancient Near East, as well as a temple. A vast city dating from 5,000 years ago was uncovered during extensive excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) with the aid of approximately 5,000 Jewish and Arab teenagers and other volunteers…

Oct 8, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Romania, sixth-largest source of tourists for Israel

Romania ranks as the sixth-largest country of origin for foreign tourists visiting Israel, said on Tuesday, September 10, the Development Director of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, Ksenia Kobyakov, at an event dedicated to the tourism in Israel organized in Bucharest. „As far as Romanian tourists are concerned, in two years their number has increased…

Sep 17, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe