Ashdod Travelers guide

Heart of the city 99 Continue on foot along Menachem Begin Boulevard. A little after the big City Mall (and within the complex) you will find the city's Central Bus station. Bus lines from all over the country stop here. Immediately after the station, on the right, is the City Garden , in which you will find many businesses, restaurants and coffee shops. Continue and cross HaGdud Ha'ivry Street. In front of you lies the city's cultural district. More about: The Kirya Quarter ("The City") The Quarter, which started to be built in the west of the city during the late 1990s, quickly became the main quarter in the city and one of the most populated. Unlike the norm in many cities, it was built as the city center after the city was already quite a few years old, so that the government and cultural institutions were built in it gradually, until they created a modern center with an innovative design. Most of the businesses and offices are clustered in the western part of the quarter, in the Cultural Quarter, where the City Hall and main cultural institutions are also located. The city's residents call the quarter "The Tel Aviv of Ashdod", due to its varied population which brings together a rich cultural mosaic. This part of the Kirya Quarter (also known as "The City Quarter") is the throbbing heart of the city, and contains most of the public, cultural and commercial institutions. On your right stands the impressive Ashdod Municipality building. At the entrance to the building stands the stone statue of "The Twelve Tribes" by the artist Edward Dolkart, which was created according to the biblical description of the 12 precious stones of the high priest's breastplate. This is just one of about 300 statues scattered around the city. To the Left of the city hall you will see the glass pyramid of the Monart Art Center, the multidisciplinary cultural center which houses the "Akada" municipal conservatory , the ballet Yad Lebanim and Monart Parking Lot "Afikim" bus company routes 13, 18, 33A, or 66 The Monart Art Center