A facinating history - a rare mix of east and west,authentic sites of times gone by,a unique meeting of art and religion, alongside the remnants of various cultures, have all made Akko one of the most important cities of ancient times. The walls of the city,it's castles and fortifications,Churches and Mosques,Temples and other buildings, recite the story of it's many rulers, worriors,builders and glorifiers.
The prominent sites of Akko include ancient Hellenistic,Roman remnants,the Crusade and Ottoman quarters,the ElJassar mosque,the Order of St.John buildings,the underground Crusader city,Khan El-omdan, the Turkish baths, the Bahai temple and more.Many nations and religious movements have left their mark on Akko:the Canaanite,Jews,Greeks,Romans, the Byzantine Empire, the Crusaders, the Mamelukes through to the Turks and the British.