Israel's street art scene is one of the most exciting in the Mediterranean. It is young, political, funny and constantly changing - a wall you photograph today may be painted over next month.
In Tel Aviv, the center is Florentin, a former industrial neighborhood in the south of the city. Garages, workshops and alleys are covered in murals, stencils, paste-ups and tags. Look for recurring characters by local artists, messages about housing and politics, and works by visiting international artists. The neighboring areas of Neve Tzedek and the Jaffa flea market add more.
Haifa has a different feel. Its murals are often large and colorful, painted with the city's blessing in the Downtown, around the port, in Hadar and in Wadi Salib. Haifa is also the birthplace of Broken Fingaz, the country's most famous street art crew, and you can see how their style influenced a whole generation.
Since October 7th, 2023, street art has also become a way of grieving and remembering: portraits of hostages, of fallen soldiers and of murdered festival-goers appeared on walls all over the country. They are part of the story of Israel today.
Join our Tel Aviv Graffiti or Haifa Graffiti tours to meet the walls with a guide who knows the artists.
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