Tel Aviv to mark Israeli independence with new walking trail around major sites

Visitors will be able to learn through a mobile app about the stops on the trail as it guides them past the Shalom Meir Tower, a statue of Meir Dizengoff and the Bank of Israel visitor centre. 

At each stop, interactive pages will appear on the phones of app-users providing “rich historical content and background on the surrounding area”, a spokesperson from the Tel Aviv-Yafo mayor's office said.

The path, she added, will be illuminated at night. 

Those who prefer a map to an app will be able to pick one up from the city’s tourist offices and follow it in English French, Spanish, German, Chinese or Russian – in addition to Hebrew and Arabic, which are Israel’s two official languages.

The Independence Trail is a joint project of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage.

The project ties in with Israel’s new campaign promoting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as a single, two-centre holiday destination.