Acre

Will the new project bring tourists back to Acre?

A new audiovisual project at the Crusader Fortress turns Old Acre into a night show – with video mapping, powerful sound, and a historical journey from antiquity to the present day.

The spectacle is fully accessible to people with disabilities
A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) as Emperor Napoleon 1 of France on 1 June 1815 in Paris, France. An engraving by Samuel Freeman from a painting by Paul Delaroche.

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Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

Dairy farmers and their supporters protest against the milk reform led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the HaGoma Junction near the city of Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, January 6, 2026.

The education revolution in Acre: Three new schools to open in the upcoming school year


A tour of Acre's attractions and hidden gems

A tour of the former British (and Ottoman) prison, located at the top of the 12th-century Crusader fortress complex was a great way to start the trip of the ancient city of Acre.

The view from Tel Akko

My Word: Eyes opened from Acre to Gaza

Before the Corona Era (BCE), some 1 million visitors a year came to Acre enjoy the wonderful combination of ancient history, Turkish bazaars and beaches.

The courtyard of the Crusader-period Knights’ Fortress in Acre’s Old City, with the Ottoman buildings and British prison above.

Roots - Discover your roots in Acre

It’s a partnership between two childhood friends who grew up in Acre and chef Uri Arnold, whose mother is Egyptian. The food is Middle Eastern with a modern twist.

Roots, Acre

Lee Cooper opens branches in Beersheba, Acre

The four new branches were opened with an investment of NIS 2 million.

A display for a Lee Cooper Kids branch.

On this day in history: the Lionheart reached the Holy Land, Siege of Acre

On June 8, 1191, King Richard I of England arrived at the port of Acre in modern-day Israel to take part in the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.

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Grapevine January 14, 2020: A lapse of memory

Acre is a pearl in the Land of Israel, a paradigm for others in that it exemplifies the fact that people of different faiths and cultures can live together in harmony.

YONI PERES (left) and Acre Mayor Shimon Lankri unveil the plaque of a renamed neighborhood named in memory of Israel’s ninth president, Shimon Peres.

Christmas tree torched in village near Acre

A video posted on social media platforms showed an unknown man setting fire to the tree before fleeing the scene.

YULETIDE VIBES: Christmas season at the YMCA attracts crowds from all over the country.

‘By Virtue’ nabs Acre Fringe honors

The play plumbs the mechanisms of incitement/violence in reference to radical theater person Gil Bardugo who fell into a coma because of such activity.

A view of Acre harbor

The Ohr Torah Synagogue: A treasure in Acre

A shining jewel off the beaten path richly rewards adventurous tourists

Ohr Torah Synagogue, Acre

Educating in Acre – on a kibbutz

“I remember what the youth leaders told me on that trip,” Sulema recounted. “‘You must ask yourself: What do you see? What don’t you like? And what are you going to do about it?’”

‘THE KIBBUTZ members have definitely made a positive change in Acre with their idealism and vision.’