Atlit

North Coast


With brown-sugar sand and stiff breezes, Atlit is graced by good waves – but it's a shame about the backdrop of pylons and cranes (gaze towards the ruined castle instead). It's mostly unsupervised but good for sun-bathing and kite-flying.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby North Coast attractions

1. Atlit Detention Camp

0.44 MILES

In 1939, as the situation of the Jews of Europe became increasingly dire, the British government issued a white paper limiting Jewish immigration to…

2. Crusader Castle

0.55 MILES

The wreck of a once-imposing Crusader castle, known in Latin as Castrum Pergrinorum and in French as Château Pèlerin (Pilgrims’ Castle), sits on a…

3. Nisco Museum

2.29 MILES

This offbeat collection of mechanical music instruments was assembled by New York–born Nisan Cohen, who's happy to play records from his Yiddish music…

4. Ein Hod Gallery

2.4 MILES

A good intro to Ein Hod's artistic community is this gallery of local sculptures and paintings. The exhibition space dates to 1953, when the creative…

5. Studio Magal

2.45 MILES

Ceramics (including Judaica), mosaics and expressionist paintings (oil and watercolour), the latter by Ben-Tzion Magal (1908–99).

6. Janco–Dada Museum

2.46 MILES

Glimpse into the creative mind of Marcel Janco at this 1983-built museum dedicated to his life and works. It was Janco’s idea to establish this community…

7. Hecht Museum

5.73 MILES

This university campus museum showcases engrossing archaeological finds such as well-restored mosaics and troves of ancient coins, but the pièce de…

8. Eshkol Tower

5.73 MILES

A lift shudders its way up to the 30th-floor observation area of Eshkol Tower, the brazen high-rise topping Haifa University. Designed by renowned…

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