The Old City of Acco

The city of Acco is approximately 5,000 years old. It is mentioned only once in the Hebrew Bible, being one of the places from where the Jews did not expel the original Canaanite population of the land. Having a mostly Arab or Islamic history, Acco also has many interesting buildings from the era of the Christian Crusaders.

The general atmosphere of the Old City greatly resembles the Muslim quarter in Jerusalem, majority of the population being Arabs. The size of the walled Old City of Acco is 0.14 kmē.

More information:

• Wikipedia article about Acco
• official website of Old Acre development company
• map of the modern-day Old City of Acco
• map of Medieval Acco in 1500 AD

Photos:

• Sea wall promenade and St. John’s church
  
   
• Moat separating the Old City from modern Acco
  
   
• Templars Tunnel (larger images not available)
  
   
• more travel photos of Acco