- Address: HaCarmel St, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel;
- Phone: +972 54-355-2611;
- Opening hours: 08:00 - 18:00, except Saturday.
The Carmel market is the largest market in Tel Aviv . Initially, it had a food orientation, but today you can buy absolutely everything here. The market attracts with its low prices, which is why not only tourists but local residents make purchases there.
Description
The history of the market is so interesting, that with pleasure it is retold from mouth to mouth. At the beginning of the last century, the chairman of the organization "Eretz Yisrael" bought out plots near Jaffa. He divided the land into allotments and went to Russia to sell them. In the main, the sites were purchased by wealthy Jews and then exclusively for charitable purposes. Few of them believed that someday they could return to Palestine. But already in 1917, the Jews, by family, had to leave the country and recently bought a piece of land near Yaffa became their salvation. The incumbent mayor authorized them to open benches, but only for the sale of products.
In 1920, the shopping arcade was recognized as the first urban market. His name he received from the street, which is located - ha-Carmel.
What can you buy in the Carmel market?
Today, the Carmel market is a popular place in Israel not only among tourists, but the people of Tel Aviv and nearby cities. First of all, buyers are attracted by prices, they are lower than in any supermarket. In addition, here you can buy absolutely any product, among the popular ones:
- Products . Vegetables, fruits, all kinds of meat and fish. Including exotic food.
- Footwear . On the market you can buy, like the original shoes of famous brands, and local production.
- Tablecloths and napkins . Women are happy to purchase handmade products with a unique pattern. After all, it is these items that give character to your table.
- Art objects . An interesting product will be found for yourself and art lovers. If you are accompanied by luck, then you can find rare items at a low price.
- Street food . In Carmel there are many trays and benches with street food. Basically, these are Jewish and Arab traditional dishes: pita, falafel, burekas, Al ha-ash and much more.
- Spices . In the market you will find any spices, even those you did not even suspect of. This is a real paradise for cooks.
Helpful information
The Carmel market is one of the most popular places in Tel Aviv, so when you are in the city you must visit it, and it will be armed with useful information for this. Such as:
- The opening hours of the Carmel market. The market is open every day, except Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00.
- Profitable day. Carmel is so famous for its low prices, but there is a day when products can be purchased even cheaper - Friday. On Saturday, the Jews of Shabbat and they sell everything up to this day. If something is not sold, then it simply stays on the shelves in boxes, so that poor families can take it for free.
How to get there?
In order to get to the carmel market you can use public transport. Within a radius of 300 m there are several bus stops:
- Carmelit Terminal - routes № 11, 14, 22, 220, 389.
- HaCarmel Market / Allenby - routes №3, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, 72, 119, 125, 129, 172, 211 and 222.
- Allenby / Balfour - routes No. 17, 18, 23, 25, 119, 121, 149, 248, 249, 347, 349 and 566.