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A Roman aqueduct arch of dressed stone on the beach at Caesarea, framing the sea. Photo: Levi Meir Clancy, CC0.

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Caesarea קיסריה

A wealthy seaside town beside the ruins of Herod’s port city, midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa.

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Overview

Modern Caesarea is a small, affluent community in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council, with 5,633 residents (2024). Wikipedia calls it the only Israeli locality managed by a private organization, the Caesarea Development Corporation, which the Rothschild Caesarea Foundation set up in 1952.

Next door is Caesarea National Park: the Roman and Crusader city that Herod the Great built from about 22 BCE. Hebrew Wikipedia says it was Israel’s fifth most visited attraction in 2025, with 369,899 visitors. The Caesarea Golf and Country Club, opened in 1961, is described by Wikipedia as Israel’s only full-size 18-hole course.

5,633 (2024)
Population
₪3,400,000
Average sale price
Not on the 2026 list
Tax credit (2026)

Average sale price, all property types. Source: Madlan, based on reported sales; figures read Oct 2026. A guide only: actual prices depend on the home.

Aerial view of the Roman theatre at Caesarea beside the coast, with a modern concert stage set up inside it. Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roman theatre from the air. Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Living in Caesarea

Quality of life

  • Beaches and the Roman aqueduct arches on the sand at Aqueduct Beach, inside the national park area.
  • The Roman theatre in the park hosts concerts.
  • Wikipedia says the town shares a station with Pardes Hanna-Karkur on the Binyamina–Tel Aviv line, with two trains an hour, and lies about 45 km from both Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Community

  • About 5,600 residents in a planned community run by the Caesarea Development Corporation rather than a municipality.

Value for money

  • The Caesarea Business Park has about 170 companies and about 5,500 jobs, in distribution and high-technology services.
  • Not on the 2026 list for the locality tax credit.

Good to know

  • A private corporation, not a municipality, manages the town. Ask your lawyer what that means for services and fees; we have not found them published.
  • Madlan’s city figure mixes villas and apartments, so it overstates what an apartment costs; neighborhoods vary a lot.

Community

  • About 5,600 residents in a planned community run by the Caesarea Development Corporation rather than a municipality.

Religious life

Women’s mikveh (available in town)

Neighborhoods to know

  • Neot HaGolf
  • HaHoresh (Neighborhood 2)
  • HaMaof (Neighborhood 10)
  • HaRakia (Neighborhood 13)
Close view of the weathered sandstone blocks of the Roman aqueduct at Aqueduct Beach, Caesarea. Photo: Levi Meir Clancy (Unsplash), Unsplash License.
Aqueduct Beach: the stonework up close. Photo: Levi Meir Clancy (Unsplash), Unsplash License (source)

Schools

Schools and English-speaking support are being researched and will be added here, each with its source.

Getting around

Caesarea has no railway station of its own. The station that serves it is Binyamina, about 9 min (6 km) away by road. On a weekday 41 trains a day run from Binyamina to Haifa Center–HaShmona, usually in about 29 min. 78 trains a day run direct to Tel Aviv Savidor Central, in 32 min at best and about 41 min usually.

About 33 bus lines stop in Caesarea on a weekday. Direct services from Caesarea include:

  • Haifa: 57 direct trips on a weekday (lines 202, 921), from about 29 min; Egged.
  • Tel Aviv: 158 direct trips on a weekday (lines 826, 836, 845, 852, 910), from about 42 min; Egged.
  • Karmiel: 1 direct trips on a weekday (lines 978), from about 1 h 8 min; Nateev Express.
  • No direct bus to Jerusalem appears in the timetable; change at a nearby hub.

Times are from the first stop in town to the first stop in the destination city. Timetables change, so check the operator’s app before you plan a trip.

By road, Caesarea is about 40 min (44 km) from Haifa, 45 min (53 km) from Tel Aviv, 1 h 31 min (119 km) from Jerusalem and 1 h 2 min (66 km) from Ben Gurion Airport, the nearest international airport. These are free-road estimates with no traffic, so allow more at rush hour.

Sources: Ministry of Transport timetable · OpenStreetMap routing · Wikipedia, Israel Railways

Caesarea is part of MidNorth Coast, with Haifa, Zichron Yaakov, Hadera, Harish and Pardes Hanna-Karkur close by.

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The top of the Roman aqueduct near Caesarea, with its water channel and clay pipes, and the town in the distance. Photo: Galina Kantor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The aqueduct that carried water to Caesarea. Photo: Galina Kantor, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Nature & attractions

In half an hour or less you can be at Caesarea National Park (4 min), Ramat HaNadiv (17 min) and Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve (25 min). Up to 45 minutes takes you to Bet She’arim National Park (38 min) and Tel Megiddo National Park (39 min). For a longer day out, Harod Spring (Ma’ayan Harod) National Park (55 min) and Zippori National Park (57 min) are within the hour.

All 7 parks and reserves within an hour, with drive times
  • Caesarea National Park · about 4 min by roadThe Roman port city Herod the Great built from about 22 BCE, with a theatre that still hosts concerts, a hippodrome, Crusader walls and aqueducts on the beach.
  • Ramat HaNadiv · about 17 min by roadA nature park and garden at the southern end of the Carmel, with pine and cypress groves around the tomb of Baron Edmond de Rothschild and his wife.
  • Nahal Me’arot Nature Reserve · about 25 min by roadFour prehistoric caves (Tabun, Jamal, El-Wad and Skhul) with remains of about 500,000 years of human life, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012. INPA, Nahal Me’arot
  • Bet She’arim National Park · about 38 min by roadA burial ground where Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi is buried, with the decorated Menorah Caves. INPA, Bet She’arim
  • Tel Megiddo National Park · about 39 min by roadThe palaces, temples, gates and water system of a major Canaanite city, part of the UNESCO World Heritage biblical tells. INPA, Tel Megiddo
  • Harod Spring (Ma’ayan Harod) National Park · about 55 min by roadA spring from a cave on the slope of Mount Gilboa, a clear brook and a paddling pool, and the Hankin House museum. INPA, Harod Spring
  • Zippori National Park · about 57 min by roadA former capital of the Galilee and seat of the Sanhedrin, with Roman and Byzantine mosaics. INPA, Zippori

Drive times are free-road estimates from the center of Caesarea (OpenStreetMap routing). Hours, fees and booking rules change; check the Israel Nature and Parks Authority before you go.

Sun rays breaking through clouds over the sea and a rocky shore at Caesarea. Photo: דוידי ורדי, CC BY 2.5.
Sunset on the Caesarea shore. Photo: דוידי ורדי, CC BY 2.5 (source)

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Sources

Researched by DreamNorth, checked 18 Oct 2026. Developer and promotional material is marked as such; confirm details before you buy.