My father is one of the managers of the folk dance society in Israel. They have a website, where all dancing clubs are listed, including relevant information such as place, time, price, type of music, ...
He wanted a map where someone could see all dancing places near his/her home.
Google Maps would have been a natural choice hadn't they forbidden access to their API specifically for Israel.
I found a great alternative: OpenLayes, which uses data from OpenStreetMap.
I'm all excited because I know nothing about JavaScript and CSS but eventually it worked!
Well, here it is:
Things to notice:
- The info box is half transparent
- It has round corners
- When you click a place, the info box sticks, so you can follow the links
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