10/3/2023 - Acre (Akko) and Rosh Hanikra
Underground tour of the Templar tunnels.
Underground tour of the Templar tunnels.
Acre (Akko), a historic port Phoenician period settlement city in northwest Israel on the Mediterranean coast, is best known for its well-preserved old city walls and tunnels, especially the Treasures in the Walls Ethnographic Museum, depicting daily life from the Ottoman times to the 20th century.
The Old City of Acre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List thanks to its exceptional historic town of Crusader substantial medieval remains beneath the Moslem town, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries; its excellent picture of the layout and structures of the capital of the medieval Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem; and an Ottoman walled town with typical well-preserved urban components like the citadel, mosques, khans, and baths partly built atop the underlying Crusader structures.
The present city is characteristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries, with typical urban components such as the citadel, mosques, khans, baths, and
the remains of the Crusader town dating from 1104 to 1291. They lie almost intact, both above and below today's street level, providing an exceptional picture of the layout and structures of the capital of the medieval Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem.
The mosaic-covered Torah (Tunisian) Synagogue
has 7 Torah arks, and the 18th-century Al-Jazzar Mosque
has marble pillars and underground pools.
The gardens.
Inside the mosque.
You go to the entry room from the patio area to enjoy a hilarious 15-minute movie with the worst dubbing of any Asian film I've ever seen. The movie focuses on the history of Acre and the building of bathhouses during the Ottoman Empire. The audio tracks come in eight languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian.
Hamam al-Basha, the Old Turkish Bathhouse Museum.
Hamam al-Basha, the Old Turkish Bathhouse Museum.
The Templars Tunnel.
I'm not a fan of fish, and I like them less when they stare at me 
A new way to clear the table in one fell swoop.
Almost there.
Cable cars.
Mediterranean Sea.
Mediterranean Sea vs. Limestone Caves Entry.*
The grottoes and caves developed over a geological process lasting hundreds and thousands of years. They started with a chain of underground shocks that opened cracks in the rock, allowing rainwater through, melting the rock, and creating sea caves and caverns within. Expanding continued, grounding the rock and carving shapes into it.
The Way Out.
like this tilapia.
Made it!
Views from above:
*For wave action and the crashing sound of two caves, check Barb Totaro's Facebook feed for the videos.
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