Ashdod Travelers guide

Following the sun 117 From the staircase of the synagogue there is a view of Ashdod's beautiful beach. Return now to Montefiore Boulevard and turn left toward Kikar HaYovel . The big statue in the heart of the square has become one of the city's hallmarks. The Eye of the Sun statue, which rises to a height of 18 meters, was created by the artist Moti Mizrahi, and is considered by many to be a monumental and unusual work of art. The eastern side of the giant lens, which is reminiscent of an eye, is yellow and represents the sun, whereas its western side is silver-gray and represents the moon. In the center there is a smaller, semi-transparent glass lens, which allows for the sun and the moon to be seemingly trapped or swallowed into this meshed eye. The statue is embedded on its side into a gray stone dome thirty meters in diameter, and is surrounded by a large oval square. The project of the statue's place in the square was designed by the architect Danny Horowitz, who integrated modern lighting technology designed by lighting designer Nissan Gelbard. After viewing the statue, you can continue on foot towards the beach, which is only about 300 meters' walk away, or return to your car and drive to it. Be'er Sheva Beach , the southernmost regulated beach in Ashdod and one of the most beautiful beaches on the coastal plain, was inaugurated in 2010 and has since received countless names and nicknames, including Tet-Vav (Quarter O) beach, Riviera Beach, the Southern Beach, Circles Beach and the New Beach. Its current name was given to it in 2014, after Be'er Sheva Mayor Ruvik Danilovich asked Ashdod Mayor Dr. Yechiel Lasri to name the beach after the capital of the Negev, as a tribute to the southern city. TIP It is recommended to return to the square at night time when the statue is illuminated by changing colors