Herzliya

Herzliya (in Hebrew: הֶרְצְלִיָּה, without Niqqud: הרצלייה, commonly pronounced in Hebrew as Hertseliya) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north of Tel Aviv (about a 20 minutes drive) and south of Netanya, and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area in the Tel Aviv District.

To the north of Tel Aviv is the growing resort city of Herzliya, which was named after one of the founders of the Zionist movement, Theodor Herzl. The city boasts some of the finest beaches in Israel and this, combined with the proximity to Tel Aviv, has made it popular with the country's elite. The area near the beach, Herzliya Pituach, is home to many diplomats and wealthy Israelis. Herzliya is a town of about 100,000, divided in two parts: the central town of Herzliya itself, and the swanky coastside neighborhood of Herzliya Pituach (הרצליה פיתוח, meaning "Open Herzliya"). Herzliya is on the main Tel Aviv-Haifa train line. See: Herzliya Art Museum. A Modern-art museum in the center of the city, near the central bus station. It has many interesting exhibitions of many kinds. Sidna-'Ali Mosque. A beautiful muslim mosque on a cliff at the northern end of the beach. Apollonia-Arsuf. A national archaeological site of an ancient city of the Greco-Roman era (about 2000 years ago), with a Crusader fortress built on top.