According to the prestigious New York-based Travel+Leisure Magazine, Jerusalem is ranked second on the list of best cities in Africa and the Middle East – Tel Aviv is ranked number three.

In an annual reader’s poll, the capital was ranked number two in the category Best Cities in Africa and the Middle East. Cape Town received the number one spot on the list.

Readers ranked the cities on characteristics such as sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping and value.

Jerusalem at Night


Tel-Aviv Nightlife


The Beach at Tel-Aviv


Tel-Aviv Bauhaus

Jerusalem attracts over two million tourists a year, with about 80% of all tourists visiting the holy city. The city also contains within it the most visited sites in Israel, including the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Via Dolorosa, Yad Vashem and the Mount of Olives.

A View of Jerusalem
 

Tel Aviv is the second most visited city in Israel, with about 60% of all tourists visiting the “White City”, so-called for its unique collection of International (Bauhaus) buildings which received UNESCO World Heritage designation in 2003, and enjoying the entertainment and leisure options of the “city that never sleeps”.