Acre, Israel

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Contributor Ruslan Paul put together this remarkable video of Acre (Acco), an ancient city on Israel's Mediterranean coastline, between Tel Aviv and Haifa. Sitting on a site which dates to 3000 BC, the city became a key Christian stronghold during the Third Crusade. In 1291, the city was besieged by forces under control of the Mamluk Sulatanate; despite a desperate last stand by the Knights Templar, it fell after about a month. The recapture of Acre is considered one of the most consequential events of the Medieval Period.

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The Old City of Akko Knight's HallsKnight’s Halls in Akko by Flickr user 1yen The Old City of Akko is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in recognition of the remains of the Crusader town both above and below street level and because the city is one of a very small number of Ottoman walled towns with citadels, mosques, khans and baths, which have been preserved. In Akko, these sites were built on top of the ruins of the Crusader structures. Akko has been extensively excavated and conserved over the past ten years, with large scale renovations and rebuilding works taking place across the Old City following the UNESCO recognition which was received in 2001. As such, Akko is still not as developed for tourists as other ancient port cities such as Caesarea and Jaffa.