Old Jaffa

Old Jaffa is an ancient port city near Tel Aviv which has become in recent decades a much loved art and craft colony. As an ancient port, it was a launch point for much of the spice and incense route coming up from the Arabian Peninsula and through the Negev desert on its way to Greece and Rome. It also figured in the New Testament, as Peter visits here according to the Acts of the Apostles. Today there are terrific seafood restaurants and lots of little art and jewelry shops tucked into stone alley ways.