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iblatt Says: A bit of culture in the Raanana Park: A round pavilion with glass walls houses the "Gallery on the Lake " ("Al Ha-Agam").The exhibitions are varied and interesting, and change once or twice a month. Painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts: all of these have their...
iblatt Says: The Music and Arts Center is home to the Raanana Symphonet Orchestra, which provides an interesting and varied concert program every year. Many other concerts and shows are also held in this hall, and there are always temporary exhibitions in the foyer.It's a medium-size...
iblatt Says: The campus of the Open University is an architectural masterpiece. It was conceived by the renowned Israeli architect Ada Carmi-Melamed, and inaugirated in 2004. It is well worth visiting.The basic architectural elements of the campus are a paved street which starts at the...
iblatt Says: Gadi Notes was a very gifted young man who was killed in the mysterious TWA plane crash. His parents, who live in Raanana, had this park built in his memory.This is one of my favorite places in Raanana, near the Music and Arts Center and the Municipal Sports Center. It is a...
Edison: Good Dining near Raanana's Park
iblatt Says: "Edison" (yes, named after Thomas A. Edison for a reason unknown to me) is a popular restaurant in Raanana, in a relatively new shop and restaurant complex across from the Raanana Park.Seating is available both indoor (air conditioned, leathe-upholstered chairs in red, black...
Gam Cafe: Lakeside Cafe in the Raanana Park
iblatt Says: The name is a pun: "Gam Cafe" means "Coffee Too", but it also alludes to the cafe's unique location, by the lake ("Agam") in the Raanana Park.The food is typical for Israeli cafes: salads, sandwiches, pasta and more.The ambience is special due to the presence of the lake in...
Roladin: Coffee and a good cake in central Raanana
iblatt Says: Roladin is a small cafe-bakery situated in a plaza on Ahuza St. There is outdoor seating (on the plaza) and indoor seating as well. Roladin has a reputation as one of the best bakeries in Raanana. We went there before a show in the Yad Labanim Auditorium, directly on the...
Salta: Homely restaurant in the town center
iblatt Says: On Rambam St., just around the corner from Ahuza, Raanana's main street, there are a few old-fashioned one-storey houses, a relic from Raanana's old days as Moshava (farming village). In one of these houses you will find "Salta". When you enter, it feels like you are in a...
Hendale: Village atmosphere a minute away from the city
iblatt Says: Hendale is a cafe-restaurant in Giv'at-Chen, a moshav (village) just south of Raanana.It gives the impression of an out of the way place surrounded by fields, but is actually very easily reached from Raanana.You can choose to sit indoors (air conditioned, rustic decor,...
Amphi-Park Raanana: Concerts in the Amphitheater
iblatt Says: The Raanana amphitheater has become a venue for first class performers from Israel and abroad. During spring, summer and fall many open-air concerts are held here, in the spacious theater at the far end of the Raanana Park.The acoustic shell provides good acoustics, and...
The Raanana Symphonette: Classical Music in Raanana
iblatt Says: The Raanana Symphonette Orchestra is a small-size symphony orchestra, which holds concerts in the Performing Arts Center in Raanana throughout the concert season. It is supported by the Raanana Municipality. It is composed of local Israeli talents and also many immigrant...
iblatt Says: Every spring for the last 21 years the Raanana Race is held on a Friday in March.It's a popular sports events attracting thousands of runners. There is a 10k competitive race and a 3k family race. There is also a competitive 10k race of hand-operated bicycles for people with...
iblatt Says: Purim is one of the happier Jewish holidays; there is a carnaval atmosphere, children (and many adults as well) dress up in all kinds of creative costumes, celebrating the miraculous redemption the Jews in ancient Persia at the time of King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther.One of...
Take a Sunset Walk in the Fields
iblatt Says: Raanana started as an agricultural settlement in the 1920s. Although a city now, it is still surrounded by cultivated land, especially on the north.From Weitzmann Street start walking north towards Moshav Batzra. Walk among the fields and the rolling reddish laterite hills....
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edvin_br Says: This block, that situated in the outskirts of the city is still on construction but it looks that you can have a great view if you live on the last floors.
edvin_br Says: That i dont remember for what it used.... I know that there is a big parking space behind it, maybe it is a mall but it looked a bit empty.
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Raanana: My Home Town in the Sharon Valley - This is the nickname that the PR people in the Raanana municipality chose for our town. A bit pretentious, but the town does try to live up to this nickname. Very Israeli, but a bit neater and tidier...
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Raanana: My Home Town in the Sharon Valley
This is the nickname that the PR people in the Raanana municipality chose for our town. A bit pretentious, but the town does try to live up to this nickname. Very Israeli, but a bit neater and tidier...
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Ra'ananna is pretty new city that was rapidy setteld in the last years. It became a beutiful place with a lot of green that many young people moved there. Today Ra'ananna its a very devaloped place...
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A nice city not too far from Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva. A lot of nice places to sit and drink coffee but not too many attractions for tourists.
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