The Blue Route represents Tel Aviv-Yafo’s beautiful coastline and the city’s Mediterranean atmosphere. 

The Route follows the coastline – from the Yafo Ridge in the south to the Tel Aviv Port in the north – and includes important sites, places of historic significance and landmarks that formed the social, cultural and Mediterranean heritage of the city’s residents.

For information about the stations: 054-4004414.

In celebration of its centennial, Tel Aviv-Yafo is revitalized via three routes which tell the story of the city through three distinguishing colors: white, blue and green.

The White Route: History of the City

The Blue Route: The Coastline

The Green Route: Nature in the City

Each route includes key stations that tell the story of Tel Aviv-Yafo, highlighting important sites and prominent inhabitants.

The White Route begins at the point where historic Yafo meets Neve Zedek and Ahuzat Bayit, passing through the heart of Tel Aviv-Yafo and tracing the city’s development over time.

The route passes through the heart of the White City, in the area recognized by UNESCO as a world culture heritage site in 2003. The route reveals important stages in the city’s history and expansion and provides information on significant architectural phases in the city.
For information about the stations: 054-4004414.

So you want to visit Tel Aviv-Yafo? Great! The Centennial Year is a wonderful time to vist our city. Here is some information that will make your trip easier and your stay enjoyable.

There are few cities in the world which have gone through so many names as did Tel-Aviv in its early years.�The Home Building Society was the original name of the association that had decided to build the new neighborhood. �It soon became "Ahuzat Bayit" but, at the end of 1909, about six months after the neighborhood's establishment, its members were already engaged in a lively debate over the appropriate name for the new neighborhood: New Yafo, Neve Yafo, Nof Yafo, Aviva, Beauty, Tranquil, Ivria. 

�One of the names that came up during the discussions – and was nearly chosen – was Herzlyia, named after Theodore Herzl, the founder of political Zionism.�And that was not surprising.�Everyone wished to commemorate Herzl in one way or another in the new neighborhood.�Eventually, Menahem Sheinkin, who was one of the leading Zionist figures at the time, suggested the name Tel-Aviv.�Sheinkin remembered that Nahum Sokolow had used that name when translating the title of Herzl's book "Altneuland' (Old-New Land in German).�What Sheinkin didn't know, however, was that a neighborhood in Ness Ziona already had that name.�In any event, the members of the "Ahuzat Bayit" association held a democratic vote and the name Tel-Aviv was chosen by a majority of 20 votes, as opposed to Neve Yafo which received only 15.

Sokolow once explained why he chose to translate the title of "Altneuland" as "Tel-Aviv".�He had been especially intrigued by the combination of the two words "Tel" and "Aviv", which link old and new together.�A "Tel" is a mound of ruins, and "Aviv" means springtime, the season of blossoming and renewal.�The combination of the two words also appears in the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.

When Tel-Aviv turned 25, its elders decided that the first Hebrew city was in need of its own logo, and the Municipality published a tender for proposals.�The logo that was selected was submitted by the painter Nahum Gutman, son of the author S. Ben-Zion who was one of the first residents of "Ahuzat Bayit".