Netanya
Netanya, or Natanya, is a city in the Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain.
It is 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of Tel Aviv, and 56 km (35 mi) south of Haifa, between the Poleg stream and the Wingate Institute in the south and the Avihayil stream in the north. The 14 km of beaches have made the city a popular tourist resort.
Getting to Netanya
- 01Netanya Railway Station
Connecting Netanya to Haifa and to Tel Aviv, with a car rental station nearby.
- 02Netanya Sapir Railway Station
- 03Central Bus Station
Located downtown a 10-minute walk from the beach, is served by buses to Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, and other cities, villages and settlements.
Worth seeing
- 01Herzl
Pedestrian zone and city square, at the western part of the street.
- 02Netanya Market
- 03Netanya Flower
- 04The Well House
17 Sokolov (bus lines 16, 25, 63, 65, 66, 70, 148 and 149),.
- 05Yemenite Jewish Heritage Museum
- 06Netanya City Museum
McDonald 3 (bus line 64),.
Things to do
The beach. The city is located on a cliff overlooking the beaches which stretch along the shore. There are paths down to the beach, as well as an elevator (see below) in one place. Netanya Promenade (Bus line 64). A wonderful landscaped walkway on the cliff above the beach, with great views of the sea shore.
- 01Winter pond
Ben Gurion Street (Bus lines 32 and 71).
Getting around Netanya the local way
- 84 מוֹנִית שֵׂרוּת 84
- מונית שרות 22
- מונית שרות - 79
OpenStreetMap contributors.
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