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Travel destinations in Israel! Here you will find inspiration about places to visit in Israel. Do you like historical and religious sights, like swimming or maybe diving? Here are our top tips for travelling to Israel!

Travelling to Israel?

Israel is a historically exciting country, full of ancient and religious sights. Here you can discover everything from 2000-year-old settlements to the religious sites of the three world religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. If you're interested in religion and history, you won't want to miss Jerusalem.

You can also sunbathe and swim, in Eilat on the Red Sea or in Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean. If you like snorkelling or diving, the Red Sea is also home to fantastic marine life. Here you can find inspiration for your trip to Israel. Please note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs currently (2025) advises against travelling to Israel.

Travel destinations in Israel - inspirational reading

Films from Israel

Here you can watch films from our trip to Israel. The films tell you about Eilat in the south of the country and about the religious city of Jerusalem. The films also take you to the Dead Sea, Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, Masada Rock where the Romans built a fortress, the Red Canyon and Avdat which is known from the time when goods were transported by camel along the Silk Road.

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Helena and Peter Bergström in Israel, the travel magazine FREEDOMtravel

Info and facts about Israel

  • Capital city: Jerusalem
  • Language: Hebrew and Arabic
  • Residents: 8.7 million (2017)
  • CurrencySheqel (ILS)
  • Religion: Judaism, the Palestinian minority is Muslim.
  • Flag:  The flag of Israel is white with two blue bands and a Star of David in the centre.
  • National anthem: Hatikvah
  • Neighbouring countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Good to know about Israel

  • Price mode: Expensive (more expensive than Sweden)
  • Time difference: +1 hour
  • Emergency number: 112 (from mobile phone), police: 100, medical: 101, fire: 102
  • El: There are both "normal" sockets and sockets that require an adapter.
  • Water: Usually drinkable, but may taste different. If in doubt, choose bottled water.
  • Watch out: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Svneska currently (2025) advises against all travel to Israel since 1 August 2024.
  • Think about: The Jewish day of rest, Shabbat, is celebrated every week, from sunset on Friday evening until 'three stars appear' on Saturday evening. During this time, many places are closed.

Travelling to Israel

  • Flight: Flights are usually direct from Stockholm (Arlanda) to Tel Aviv with Norwegian, and the flight takes 4 hours 55 minutes. Several other airlines (Air Baltic, Ukraine Airlines, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and others) fly between Stockholm and Tel Aviv, and stopovers can be in, for example, Istanbul, Munich or Kiev.

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