Caesarea receives archaeological and cultural award

TOURISM: Caesarea named best cultural and archaeological tourist site. These organizations worked in concert with Israel's Nature and Parks Authority and the Israel Antiquities authority to restore the city's historic site (Jerusalem Post).

Caesarea was given awarded the ACTA Archeological and Cultural Award for the best foreign archeological site by GIST, Italy's foremost tourism press agency.

The city, located in the north of Israel, was chosen based on the merits of its coastal harbor, underwater sites and various scientific and archeological studies taking place there.

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