Foto Friday – Visit Israel the Virtual Way

March 27, 2009 - 8:28 AM by Rachel Neiman

“Snob! Have you been to Tiberias yet?” The late great Israeli humorist Ephraim Kishon quipped that those words were scrawled across the Acropolis, chastising those Israelis who preferred to travel abroad rather than tour their own fair country. Today, fortunately, Israelis — and anyone else for that matter — can sit in the air-conditioned comfort of their Athens hotel and visit the sites of Israel in full color — thanks to a new feature on the Ministry of Tourism website: the Virtual Tour of Israel. The new multimedia experience includes 100 videos, 130 panoramic views and dozens of photographs. Here’s a classic:

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Ten virtual, ten-day tours are available online, including: general interest itineraries, Jewish interest, Christian interest, Culture and History, Nature, Family, Archeology, Active interest, Mobility challenged and — last but certainly not least — Food and Wine.

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Sites that can be visited include Caesarea… Jerusalem… Mitzpe Ramon… the Dead Sea…

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The Bauhaus architecture of Tel Aviv …

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Here’s Tiberias – we are not snobs!

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The Haifa Port, where my running club, the Holyland Hash House Harriers, will be running this weekend with 40 sailors on shore leave!

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By the way, the Ministry of Tourism website is available in 11 languages and is updated on an ongoing basis.

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