Jaffa: the first visit

On that same day of October 19, 2013, succeeding the Neve Tsedek walking tour and the hashtag yayamanin experience was our first visit to Jaffa.  Jaffa is around 15 to 20-minute walk from our hotel.



Jaffa, or sometimes called Japho or Joppa, is the oldest part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It is an ancient port city in Israel.

The Clock Square is traditionally the starting point for touring Jaffa.

At the center of the square is the Jaffa Clock Tower, one of the most beautiful clock towers in the world and one of the seven clock towers built in Israel during the Ottoman period.

Another view of Jaffa's main street - the Yefet Street.

This is the Al-Bahr Mosque, Jaffa's oldest existing mosque, overlooking Jaffa seashore.

Although the Zodiac Alleys - one of the famous landmarks in Jaffa - were just restored recently, wandering through the mazed alleys would make you feel nostalgic.

A bauhaus found at the crossroad of the Zodiac Alleys and Kikar Kedumim Street.

At the end of this alley is the house of Simon the Tanner, the heart of Old Jaffa.  It is said to have hosted the Apostle Peter and according to one of the traditions, it was at the roof of this structure that St. Peter brought St. Tabitha back to life.

 Street view at Kikar Kedumim.

As opposed to most churches which faces east, the Church of St. Peter faces west, toward the sea, over which Peter's most famous vision appeared, and toward Rome, where he is regarded as the first pope.

St. Peter's Church is the largest and most distinctive building in Old Jaffa. Its interior is reminiscent of cathedrals in Europe - high vaulted ceiling, stained glass windows and marble walls.

This is where the apostle Peter received a crucial vision that changed his mind about accepting gentile into the early Christian Church.

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