3. Jaffa Time: Clock Tower
While in town, swing by Jaffa’s central square, where you’ll find this late-Ottoman clock tower (built in 1906), which was constructed out of limestone blocks to mark the 25-year jubilee of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. I
It’s a major landmark of Jaffa and is worthy of a quick stop. The clock is one of seven clock towers built during the Ottoman era in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Of the original clocks, six still stand, keeping time today.
Address: Yefet Street, Jaffa
4. Green Space: HaPisgah Gardens
These lovely and rather tranquil gardens have excellent views over to the city of Tel Aviv and across the Mediterranean Sea.
The wooden so-called wishing bridge connects this lush green space with the center of Jaffa.
Excavation work by archaeologists in this area has brought to light earlier occupation levels. A six-meter-thick wall from the Hyksos period (18th-16th centuries BC) and a town gate bearing the name of the Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-24 BC) are the earliest levels uncovered.
