Itineraries
When it is too hot
Out early, indoors at midday, in water in the afternoon, and back outside once the sun drops.
What this assumes: A day over about 32°, when the honest advice is to be indoors or in water between 11:00 and 16:00.
- 08:30
Sataf
Springs and terraces in the hills, worth doing only first thing in summer. Water shoes for the tunnel, and leave before the heat.
- 11:00
Bloomfield Science Museum
Air-conditioned, hands-on and good for two to three hours — the standard answer to a Jerusalem heatwave with children.
- 14:30
Beit Hanoar Haivri Pool
An afternoon swim. Check the separate-gender timetable before you go; it changes with the season.
- 19:30
Mahane Yehuda after dark
The city comes back to life once the sun drops: the market's shutters come down and its bars and restaurants run late in summer.