Yay! Good news for beach-goers!
Swimming season officially opened today at Israel's 140 public beaches.
Lifeguards will be on duty until October 3.
Like at this beach and promenade in Tel Aviv.
And at all the other Mediterranean beaches north and south of Tel Aviv.
In addition to the Med, there is the Dead and the Red.
The photo above was taken by my daughter in 2007 when the Dead Sea had a lot more water than it does today.
Across the sea you see the Mountains of Moab in the Kingdom of Jordan.
I have not been down to Eilat in several decades and have no pictures for you of the Red Sea.
Across the Sea of Galilee you see the Golan Heights, beyond which, Syria's civil war is raging.
Fortunately the level of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) has risen again after the heavy rains at the beginning of this winter.
This picture of a public beach in Tiberias is from three years ago, when the lake (from which much of our drinking water comes) was dangerously low.
Let's hope for a fun and safe season for all who venture into the water.
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(Linking to SkyWatch Friday.)
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UPDATE: See also Tourist Israel's selection of Israel's best beaches.
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So glad to see that you are deep in the middle of the spring, almost summer.
ReplyDeletehow beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNice post for the theme!
ReplyDeleteHappy SWF to you!
Lovely beaches!
ReplyDeleteWhat joy !
ReplyDeleteOver here most cost an entry fee and those which are free are usually very dirty.
Always great news. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your photos! I really enjoyed them!
ReplyDeleteThe beaches are so pretty. It is interesting thinking about your being touched by the Dead, Red, and Med. Seas and the Sea of Galilee. That is quite special. genie
ReplyDeleteOur season is ending, although the sea is still warm at this time of the year. I don't think I went to the beach once last year.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see the water levels back up!
ReplyDeleteThe first photo says JOY to me, sheer joy!
ReplyDeleteSuch happy pictures!
ReplyDeleteEnvious? Me? Yes!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Great to see warming pics when snowing here today.. (True)
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend Dina
I think it is important, in whichever country we live in, to live near a beach. Particularly in tiny countries like Israel where you need open spaces.
ReplyDeleteHave a great summer, with lots of fresh air, sunshine and swimming.
Gorgeous beaches!
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Just coming back from the beach myself, enjoying a few days off before starting a new job on Monday.
ReplyDeleteAbout the Eilat beaches, nothing to write home about them anyway. The Kinneret beaches are definitely my favorites, closely followed by Yam HaMelakh. And maybe the one near Ein HaMifratz, south of Akko. Tel Aviv, no, too crowded
Oh Dina, I have some nice pictures of the same spot of the second photo, but there weren't many people on the beach then...
ReplyDeleteIt's all very pretty, but it doesn't look like there's a lot of sand. Do you have soft, comfortable sand there?
ReplyDeleteKay, I'm not an expert on beaches. But I think only Tel Aviv and the Med beaches have soft pretty sand.
ReplyDeleteI'm fascinated by the fact that there's an official opening of your beaches. The things I take for granted here… I do envy the fact that you have lifeguards, though.
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