The port of Jaffa dates back thousands of years, and it served as the escape route in the biblical story of Jonah and the whale as Jonah tried to evade God’s command for him to preach repentance to the inhabitants of Ninveh. For millennia Jaffa was the traditional entry point to the Land of Israel and the holy city of Jerusalem. Today one can visit the hilltop overlooking the Sea and note evidence of Greek, Roman, Arab and European civilizations before walking the town’s alleys and visiting its artist colony.