Located on the Mediterranean coast of Northern Israel, the city of Acre (Akko) has a turbulent history dating back to the Bronze Age, over 5000 years
Located on the Mediterranean coast of Northern Israel, the city of Acre (Akko) has a turbulent history dating back to the Bronze Age, over 5000 years ago. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements on Earth, and has seen countless invaders, conquerors, destroyers and people pass through. It has survived all of them. Acre was a particularly important place to the Crusaders, was the commercial centre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and was the last place in the Levant that they left in 1291. Here we see, in close up, some of the spectacular 150- year old Ficus (Fig) trees which provide shade in the The Enchanted Garden of Acre; this serene spot serve as the entrance courtyard to the Hospitaller Fortress in the city. Weeping Figs (Ficus benjamina) are often seen as houseplants, but these guys have had a bit of time to
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