Galilee

The Templars’ Tunnel runs for beneath Old Acre 150 meters. Construction in the 12th century, it was hidden for 500 years, until rediscovered in 1994. The tunnels were a passageway …

The Khan al-Umdan, meaning  “Caravanserai of the Pillars” or “Inn of the Columns,” is a largest and best preserved of the four khan’s in Akko. Located in Old Acre, close …

The Turkish Bath, or Hamam al-Basha, served as an active bath house for about one hundred and fifty years beginning in the Ottoman Period. Located in Old Acre, “Hamam al-Basha” …

Treasures in the Walls Museum is depicts life in Akko and the Galilee during the 19th and early 20th centuries through items people used in their daily lives. The museum …

The Hospitaller Fortress, or Knights’ Halls, was the Knights Hospitaller Compound and the fortified headquarters for the Crusaders in Akko located in Old Acre. The Hospitallers, also known as the …

The Citadel of Acre, located in Old Acer, was built in the later 1700s on the ruins of Crusader buildings from the 12th century – now the Hospitaller Fortress. The …

The Underground Prisoners Museum in Akko tells the story of the prison from the perspective of the Haganah, the Irgun, and the Lehi prisoners. It describing the cause of their …

Old Acre, or the Old City of Akko, is an ancient port city in Israel with a long history stemming back thousands of years and is UNESCO World Heritage Site. …

Akko, or Acre, is one of the oldest port cities in the world, and its recorded history dates back to the Early Bronze Age. The origin of the name “Acre” …