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City of Tel Aviv
Israel is a global cluster of innovation and entrepreneurship, and at the center of it all is Tel Aviv. Ranked Europe’s ’main technology hub” by the Wall Street Journal, “The world’s 2nd best startup ecosystem” by Startup Genome, Tel Aviv is the heart of the “Startup Nation” and home to Israel’s startup community. Israel’s only stock exchange and nearly 40% of the country’s finance and banking industry are located in Tel Aviv.
High-tech is Israel’s number one industry and has been the engine of the country’s rapid economic development over the last decades, even in the face of a global economic crisis. Israel has the largest number of startup firms per capita of any country and the second largest concentration of high-tech companies (after Silicon Valley). As a city that encourages innovation and creativity, Tel Aviv is the heart of Israel’s high-tech and information-based industries, home to most of the country’s startup companies.
Global Recognition
In 2010 and 2011 Lonely Planet magazine ranked Tel Aviv third on its list of top ten cities to visit, calling it “a truly diverse 21st century Mediterranean hub” and “by far the most international city in Israel.” In 2012 MasterCard reported Tel Aviv was the fifth most visited destination in all of Africa and the Middle East. Thanks to its 14-kilometer-long beach strip, in 2010 National Geographic magazine included Tel Aviv in its list of the world’s top 10 beach cities, along with Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro.
Unique in its status as a major center of industry as well as a hub of youth culture, Tel Aviv enjoys, on average, 318 sunny days a year. The city’s public beaches are meticulously maintained and are open to visitors year-round, encouraging everything from laid back sunbathing on the sand to sporting activities such as wind surfing – a sport in which Israel won its first Olympic gold medal in 2004.
Though only the second most populous city in the country, Tel Aviv has the largest concentration of nightclubs and restaurants in Israel. Nightlife thrives in Tel Aviv due to its high percentage of residents between the ages of 18 and 34. Some are students at Tel Aviv University, some are young entrepreneurs, many are artists come to experience Israel’s most vibrant city.
One way or another, Tel Aviv has the highest percentage of young people of any city in Israel, and the city’s infrastructure (with green, eco-friendly bikes available for rent across the city), culture and atmosphere reflect this.
It is a city that never sleeps, vibrant, full of life, and provides an endless amount of activities and places to explore. Whether you enjoy sipping coffee at boutique cafes, eating your way through delicious street food stands or dancing the night away at bars and nightclubs, Tel Aviv has it all. From Jaffa (the old port in the south) to the Namal (the new port in the north), and everywhere in between, you will find it difficult to get bored.
Tel Aviv University is proud to be part of a city that houses Israel’s only stock exchange as well as its most beautiful beaches, all within walking distance of some of the best art galleries, restaurants and nightclubs in the Middle East.
