Things to Do in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv
Historical streets and alleys, with the Garden of the Hillside and the Garden of the Peak offering green spaces. The area is also home to the Port of Jaffa and the Sea Walls Promenade.
Historical streets and alleys, with the Garden of the Hillside and the Garden of the Peak offering green spaces. The area is also home to the Port of Jaffa and the Sea Walls Promenade.
St. Peter's Catholic ChurchFamous Catholic Church
Old Jaffa and Jaffa PortHistoric Landmark
Saint Nicholas MonasteryMonastery
By TripSapien · Updated September 3, 2026
Top things to do in Old Jaffa
Old Jaffa and Jaffa Port
★ 4.7 · 7.3kHistoric Landmark★Jaffa is the ancient port city from which Tel Aviv grew, with stone lanes, sea views, churches, mosques, galleries, and the old harbor. The Clock Tower and flea market make it easy to pair history with food and shopping.
- Every day
- 12 AM – 12 AM
Saint Nicholas Monastery
Monastery★Armenian monastery in the old city of Jaffa, Israel
Saint Archangel Michael Monastery
Monastery★Greek Orthodox Church
Jaffa Clock Tower
★ 4.5 · 15.3kObservation DeckLimestone clock tower built in 1903 to honor one of the last sultans of the Ottoman Empire.
- Every day
- 12 AM – 12 AM
Suspended Orange Tree
★ 4.7 · 728Historic LandmarkThis full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.
- Every day
- 12 AM – 12 AM
Where to eat & drink in Old Jaffa
La Jaffa לה ג'אפה מסעדה
★ 4.9 · 109Restaurant· ₪150–200- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 3 PM – 11 PM
- Sat
- 2 PM – 11 PM
- Sun
- 2 PM – 11 PM
Blackout
★ 4.4 · 209Neighborhood Restaurant· ₪150–300At this restaurant you eat a meal entirely in the dark, simulating the experience of blind people. Part of the Nalaga’at Center which works with blind and deaf people (see "Do" section above). Prior reservations are needed.
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 6:30 PM – 11 PM
- Wed
- Closed
- Thu
- 6:30 PM – 11 PM
- Fri
- Closed
- Sat
- Closed
- Sun
- Closed
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- 1St. Peter's Catholic Church
- 2Old Jaffa and Jaffa Port
- 3Saint Nicholas Monastery
- 4Saint Archangel Michael Monastery
- 5Ilana Goor Museum
- 6Jaffa Clock Tower
- 7Gift Time
- 8Suspended Orange Tree
- 9Basma
- 10Beit Kandinof
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