"Old Acco (Acre) (Akko)" Top 5 Page for this destination Akko by Martin_S.

Akko Travel Guide: 146 reviews and 478 photos

When visiting Acco, the premier place to be is the old city of Acco, one of the oldest settlements in Israel, from 15th century BC of continuous occupation, by Phoneicans, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians,Ottomans, English, Romans, Crusaders and others.
(The picture shows the old city walls and was contributed by my friend Steve from Education Resources)

Acco, UNESCO sign, Israel

The old city of ACCO has been accepted as a UNESCO world heritage site. You can see this sign at the entrance to the old city when you enter from the new city of Acco along the sea promenade.

Acco sea wall, Israel

This is the western sea wall of Acco, here it was smaller and less reinforced because of the reefs that you can see the sea breaking over. At points where the harbor was and ships could approach close to the walls, they were much higher and more massive to prevent entrance or attack from that quarter.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful old and winding streets.
Cons:Tourist shops too expensive
In a nutshell:Plan on at least half a day there

Last visit to Akko: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Oct 30, 2003
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Reviews (20)

Acco - Old bars (BARS, not pub) Favorites (3)

These massive iron bars on a window give proof of the damage that a seaside environment can wreck on any type of... more travel advice

Acco, city sea wall tower, Israel - Akko

Acco - the corner tower Favorites (3)

This tower can be found on the northern most section of the sea wall, protecting the city from invaders. Even here you... more travel advice

Visit with friends but don't fall off Off The Beaten Path (2)

We took this pic on the edge of one of the walls, be sure you don't lose anybody over the edge when you take a picture.... more travel advice

Galileo for lunch Restaurants (3)

The restaurant is situated on the water among the ruins of some of the old walls of Acco. You can look out to sea or... more travel advice

Things to Do (10)
See All Acco Sunsets
Tourist Traps (1)
Souvenier shops

Nightlife (1)
Sunsets
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Camping_Girl Mar 7, 2011 at 6:46 PM

Wow, that sunset photo is incredible!
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BruceDunning Mar 11, 2010 at 10:14 AM

You did a great job of discussing this town and the sites. The old fort walls still look like just yesterday. With all the history and struggles it has gone through, it still prevails.
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angiebabe Oct 22, 2008 at 12:45 AM

So much wanted to visit Akko, I will just have to come back to Israel then wont I!nice to see yr page - excellent food tips too - thanks Martin.
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Xemx May 17, 2005 at 4:41 AM

Hello! I have tried 3 times to send you an email today but VT is going bonkers from this end grrrrr
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MalenaN May 14, 2005 at 6:05 AM

Akko looks like a lovely place! I plan to visit both Rosh HaNikra and Akko on the same daytrip when go to Israel.
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Biljana Aug 30, 2004 at 4:38 AM

A friend of mine recently travelled to Akko and told me I must check the place out. From your page I can see that he was right. Akko is truly unique in its beauty. Great photos! I loved the sunflower smilie. Cheers, Biljana
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parsix Oct 14, 2003 at 2:00 AM

Sunflowers are my favorite! They do smile back at you. Lovely picture.
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ncfg Sep 5, 2003 at 11:01 AM

What a beautiful place. Lovely pics! :-)
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Irine_29 Jul 4, 2003 at 7:31 AM

looks very picturesque. Sharon, I will have in mind that Uri Buri restaurant, will do some savings till then :-)
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Martin_S. Jun 30, 2003 at 9:16 PM

Sharon, we did check out Uri Buri, but his prices were almost double the others, too high for our budget.