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Acre is a coastal city in Israel, right by the Mediterranean Sea and next to Haifa Bay. Known as Saint John of Acre during the Crusades, it is believed to have been founded 1500 years before the birth of Christ, making it one of the oldest cities known to mankind. |
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The old city still shows all the traits of the Ottoman fortress sites of the 18th and 19th centuries, such as their citadels, mosques, caravansaries and public steam baths. Dating from the period between the years 1104 and 1291, the vestiges of the Crusades era are still intact (both under and over ground), offering an exceptional insight into the urban space management and structures of what went on to become the capital of the Christian reign of Jerusalem during the Middle Ages. The city was declared a World Heritage site in 2001.
