Called also Acre, commonly Akko. 

​Akko is one of the oldest port cities in the world.       The city was mentioned the first time in the 15th century BC (Before Christ – Before Counting)            Akko was thriving when served as the capital of the Kingdom Jerusalem, and once again after Ahmed's death, which Akko was his burial place.                          In 2001 old Akko was declared as UNESCO world heritage site.







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​Al - Jazzar Mosque:​​
The mosque was built on 1799 by Ahmed Al - Jazzar which was a Turkish governor in Akko at the end of the 18th century.​
Its first name was "The White Mosque" because of it's silvery - white dome, but right after Ahmed's death, the name changed to "Al - Jazzar mosque" and the dome was painted again in green as a symbol for honour, respect and appreciation.​









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Khan El - Umdan:​
The building was built in the end of the 18th century, on foundations of a crusader monastery, by Ahmed Al - Jazzar.​
The Khan served as an international marketplace of the whole area, which merchants used to come and sell their "goods".​
The second floor of the Khan used to be some kind of an "Inn", that the merchants spent their nights over there, and in the next day continued working.











The Templar Tunnels And The Knights Halls:

The Templars were a military order of monks.
That order helped pilgrims and patients which came from Europe to Israel, to visit in holy places.​
At the beginning, they settled in Jerusalem in the "Temple Mount" hence their name - Temple.​
After the conquest of Jerusalem by Salah A - Din in 1187, they resettled in Akko and they started to build their quarter in Akko's south western part.​
The Templar tunnel in a subterranean tunnel which served as an underground passageway during the crusader's period. The tunnel was built in the 12th century by the Templar knights.
At the western end of the tunnel, the central fort of that order was built. The Templar fortress was the strongest building in the city, and as a strong fortress its entry was protected with two strong towers which their thickness was 28 feet.​
The tunnel length is 350 meters and it continues from the Templar fortress to the city's noisy port in the east.​
The tunnel was discovered in 1994 and it opened to the public on August 1999.
*** Opening Hours:***

Summer: All week days, 09:30 AM - 07:30 PM

Winter: All week days, 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM











Akko's Bazaar:

Not far from the port placed the "White Bazaar".
In the bazaar there are are fresh fish, fruits and vegetables stalls. The first building in that bazaar was built in the 18th century. Akko's bazaar was the main shopping centre in the last 150 years. The bazaar is a 100 meters long street. In the bazaar, there are a lot of humus and falafel restaurants.









 

The Turkish Hamam Municipal Museum:​
The bath house was built through the 18th century by Ahmad Al - Jazzar.​
When it was just built it was called "The New Hamam" but shortly after it was changed to "The Little Hamam".​
The bath house symbolizes the change that Akko has passed, from being a little fishermen's village into a port city full of people and successful trade.​

***Opening Hours:***​

SU. 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM​

MO. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​

TU. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​

WE. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​

TH. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​

FR. 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM​

 





















​Heroism Museum The Underground Prisoners Museum Acre Fortress:
Fortress of Akko was built through the Ottoman period  on foundations of a crusader fortress from the 12th century.​ At the beginning, the fortress served as a prison and as an arsenal for the area's army.​
During the British mandate the fortress served as the main prison in the north of Israel land.​

Hundreds of prisoners were incarcerated in prisons most of them were from the Israeli underground organizations.

***Opening Hours:***​

SU. 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM​
MO. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​
TU. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​
WE. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​
TH. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM​
FR. 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM​









 

 



 

Port of Akko and the marina:

Port of Akko is a marina and a fishing port.

The port was declared as a marina in 1982. The area near the dock serves mainly to the use of fishermen and their boats. The port was not popular in the past but since the 18th century its popularity went higher and higher. The port started to develop when Daher Al - Oomar fortified Akko and opened building factories in the town.



The pollution in the Mediterranean sea:

​In our visit to Akko, we sailed in a non motorized boat, and suddenly we noticed that the water we were sailing in has a green - black colour, then we went to check about that weird colour and then we discovered that the pollution in the area of Akko and the Mediterranean sea has been extremely high in the recent years.​

the UN environment program has estimated that tons of sewage, mercury, mineral, oil, posephters and lead are dumped to the port of Akko which leads to the Mediterranean sea every year. We thought a lot about the improvement of that situation from the teenager - citizen point of view and we got the result that there are not a lot of opportunities.



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