A town run by a company
Caesarea is a resort town of 5,633 people midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, 1–2 km north of ancient Caesarea Maritima. It is the only locality in Israel managed by a private organisation: the Caesarea Development Corporation, set up in 1952 by the Rothschild Caesarea Foundation, provides municipal services, while the town falls under the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
The towns next door
Or Akiva borders Caesarea on the east and has its own municipality; Binyamina to the north-east has the nearest railway station; Jisr az-Zarqa is directly north. Kibbutz Sdot Yam, founded in 1940, sits beside the ancient city.
Paperwork
Book an aliyah advisor at the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration on gov.il (opens in a new tab). Caesarea has no Nefesh B'Nefesh community guide of its own.
Health, banks and shopping
See the health guide, banks and services, pharmacies and shopping.