One of the favorite Acre Tours are the World Heritage Tours to Acre. The city is very ancient and has been an important harbour and trade center during the Greek, Roman, Arab, Crusaders, Ottoman and British rule. All these different rulers have left their legacy in the form of walls, fortresses, palaces and buildings. The World Heritage Tours to Acre include visit to the Old City of Acre.
The Old City of Acre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is rich in history, culture and heritage. The World Heritage Tours to Acre includes tours of all the important places in and around the city. The Acre World Heritage Tours is incomplete without taking a walk on the walls of the Old City. The walls were built in a shape of a pentagon with moats, counter walls, towers and guns. The city was fortified by these walls for the first time during Ptolemy’s rule by Ibn Tolon. Later, the walls were improved in 1071, 1099 and in the 1200’s, it was increased by the Crusaders. In 1291, the Mamelukes razed most of the walls and was not rebuilt until 1750 by the Bedouin ruler, Dahar El-Omar.
The World Heritage Tours to Acre also features the Acco Fortress. The fortress has the remains if the Crusader fortress which was built by the Hospitaller Order of Knights in the early 1200’s. The hall in the eastern wing has vaulted ceiling and large square columns. The Templar Fortress is another highlight of the World Heritage Tours to Acre. The fortress was built by the Knights Templar’s in the 12the century. Nothing remains of the fortress except the Templar’s Tunnels. Other things to see while taking the World Heritage Tours to Acre are the Ramhal Synogogue, Port and the Baths.
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