Music greeted us as we wandered through the old city of Acre (Akko), on the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel. We found ourselves at the water’s edge on our first evening in the city listening to someone playing the bagpipes and another a drum, young men dancing and families clapping. It was a great atmosphere! The Old City of Acre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site for its substantial preservation of Medieval Crusader buildings and the 18th and 19th century Muslim town which […]
Old City
Gates To The City
The Old City of Jerusalem is walled in. Here you’ll find an introduction to the various ‘gates’ whereby you can enter the city. Jaffa Gate seems to be the busiest of all the gates – perhaps because outside it is one of the main arterial routes into the city with bus stops just below the gate so it’s easy to get to on public transport. It is one of the closest gates to the downtown area of modern Jerusalem too. Pictured below is the […]