The Knight's Halls Hospitaller Citadel

Today was devoted to touring Acre (Akko) across the bay from Haifa.

Rented a car from Budget and got to Acre quickly enough but only found pay lot near the Visitor centre. The Visitor Centre is located in a nice courtyard and the Knight's Halls are right off the courtyard as well.
This Fortress and the nearest buildings functioned as a hospice and a hospital for the many pilgrims who came to the Holy Land during the crusaders period in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Hospitallers were a military monastic order devoted to caring for the sick, so they were fighting monks!
The site is an audio tour through the various rooms both under and at the Church level. Lots of history about the various Crusades, life in the town, life as a monk, etc.Read more