The old port city of Akko, one of the oldest port cities in the world. A fascinating place and again very difficult to really do justice with a few pics. About 8 different people groups have conquered & ruled this area , just a little north of modern Haifa since a couple of thou BC
A sweeping view overlooking the old port from the ramparts that Napolean unsuccessfuly tried to take. He was finally repulsed & went off round 1790.
Inside the Crusader period section. the more modern looking structure on top is part of the British jail where the brits, imprisoned and executed a number of Israelis before the 48 war of Independence. Not one of the finer periods of Brit history.
The crusader citadel ( complete with sewrage drains, deep in the earth which we walked through) is still in remarkable shape considering the fact that the Marmluke & Ottoman Turks buried huge areas of it under rubble & sand to construct their own fortifications.
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