Tel Aviv
tips
Life’s a beach
NationalGeographic
ratesTel Avivasoneof
theworld’sTop 10beach
cities– the 13km stretch
on theMed is just steps
from thecity.Head to
thecentralGordon-
FrischmanBeach for its
saltwaterpool or the
northernTel Baruch to
get away from it all.
Bauhaus wonder
Built in the 1930sby
emigréarchitects,
the4,000buildings in
Tel Aviv’sWhiteCity
makeup theworld’s
largest concentrationof
Bauhausbuildings.Open
HouseWeekend isagood
opportunity to see inside
some, from22-24May.
batim-il.org
Party town
Tel Aviv is known for
its nightlife - clubs and
bars tend tocome alive
around 11pm and stay
open tillmorning. It’s
alsocelebrated for its
gay scene– thecity’s
16thGayPrideParade
ison 13 June.
gaytlvguide.com
Above
⁄
BarKayma
cooperative
members
Aharon
Porath,
Michael
Gindinand
Tamar Lev
(
topright
);
chefRazLevy
tucks into the
restaurant’s
food (
top
)
“Wewanted topropose a solution to
theproblemswewere shouting about
in the streets,” saysDafnaBrenkal, an
activistwhowas part of the founding
groupof Bar Kayma (Hebrew for
“sustainable”). “Thebeauty of this place is
that it’s not apyramid, it’s a circle, andwe
are a community.”
As thecommunity grows, sodoBar
Kayma’s aspirations. Fromabar-restaurant,
thecooperativehas grown toencompass
weeklyconcerts, a roof garden (fromwhich
someof the restaurant’s vegetables are
harvested), andworkshops and lectureson
anything fromastrology toecology. There
arenowplans for a vegan shop.Members
pay aone-off lifetimemembership fee
of ILS1,000 (NOK1,720),whichentitles
them to specialmembers’ prices and
theopportunity tobeas activewithin
thecommunity as theychoose, through
monthlymembers’meetings andanannual
Findmoreonline
haagala.co.il
visit-tel-aviv.com
tel-aviv.gov.il
general assembly. “Thereareassigned
jobs,” saysBrenkal, “but nohierarchy–
everybody’s voice is the same.”
So far sohippy, but it’s not quite that
simple, saysBrenkal. “Like any community,
wehaveour disagreements. This is good,
though. Ifwedidn’t havecriticismwithin
the community, this placewouldbe as
bad as anywhereelse.We’vehad some
really harddiscussions – a fewpeople
haveeven left because they didn’t agree.
That’s okay –we’re400people, andeven
ifwewerefivepeople itwouldbehard for
everyone to agree.”
barkayma.co.il
Norwegianflies toTel
Aviv fromStockholmand
Copenhagen.Bookflights,
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