Article XML http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/101/c24 2010-09-09T11:32:36+04:00 http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/ http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/images/article.png text/html 2006-06-07T16:30:05+04:00 http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/ Tzvika http://www.tour-haifa.co.il/eng/modules/article/view.article.php/101/c24 Category: Haifa Beaches<br />Summary: The beach is known for the gardens situated along its boardwalk, beachside snack bars, free parking, benches, sitting areas and sports and play sections. The breakwater in the beach enables a relaxed swim. Due to the location of the beach in the Haifa Bay area and its breakwater, the sea is calm and suitable for swimming most days of the week.<br /><p align="right"><strong><a href="(tammairanslip)void(0)" title="Beach_Batgalim" onclick="window.open('/modules/inbetween/editor/plugins/ibrowser/scripts/popup.php?url=/uploads/pix/Attraction/Beach_Batgalim.jpg&clTxt=לחצו על התמונה לסגירת החלון','Image', 'width=500, height=300, scrollbars=no, toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, resizable=yes, screenX=100, screenY=100'); return false;"><img src="/uploads/pix/Attraction/Beach_Batgalim_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Beach_Batgalim_small" title="Beach_Batgalim_small" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="152" height="119" align="right" /></a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Location:</strong><span style="color: black"> northern section of Bat Galim Neighborhood and along Pinchas Margolin Street, commencing at the Naval Base and ending at the foot of the Cable Car, where the wind surfing peer is situated.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Access:</strong> eastern entrance &ndash; from Haaliya Hashniya Street through Charles Lutz Street along the wall of the Naval Base; western entrance &ndash; from Haaliya Hashniya Street through Bat Galim Avenue.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Means of transportation:</strong><span style="color: black"> busses 8, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 40 and 108 to the Bat Galim local bus station and a short walking distance to the beach. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed" class="MsoNormal"><strong>General description:</strong><span style="color: black"> </span></p> <p>The beach is known for the gardens situated along its boardwalk, beachside snack bars, free parking, benches, sitting areas and sports and play sections. The breakwater in the beach enables a relaxed swim. Due to the location of the beach in the Haifa Bay area and its breakwater, the sea is calm and suitable for swimming most days of the week. The boardwalk is located along Pinchas Margolin Street, west of Bat Galim Avenue, and offers a variety of coffee shops, restaurants, and surfing and diving clubs. Tourists can also observe wave and wind surfers in the water, seeing as the area is suitable for marine sports.</p> <p style="text-align: left; line-height: 150%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Lifeguard stations:</strong><span style="color: black"> there are 3 lifeguard stations along the beach.</span></p><br />