Attractions of Akko

Extreme Park Akko

The Extreme Park in Akko is the largest and most professional in Israel, with the largest climbing wall in the Middle East at 32 meters, a huge 90-meter omega, SKYTRACK tracks, and over 2000 meters of amazing climbing walls, with about 8,000 climbing grips designed specifically from France. Extreme Park brings the gospel of Extreme Sports to the general public and aims to raise the level of the industry in the country to professionalism. The general public is invited to come, be impressed, and experience for themselves a variety of facilities, tailored to any level of difficulty and age.

Across the Extreme Park, you will find outstanding extreme sports facilities on a huge scale that have broken records in size and quality. Come check out the largest climbing wall in the middle east and at the top of the outer climbing wall is the highest 10-story bungee drop in Israel. In addition, a giant 90-foot Omega, the length of a large football stadium, and two amazing SKYTRACK tracks test how brave you are.

Phone for inquiries: 1-700-556-070

The Artists’ Quarter

Gallery Avenue is at the end of the popular market, just behind Khan al-Umdan. There you will find charming galleries of Galilean artists!

Click here for the full list of galleries.

Ghattas Turkish Bath

Emil Ghattas was born and raised in Akko’s Old City. When he returned to Akko after a 25-year career with Intel, he decided to fulfill a lifelong dream: to open a Turkish bath (Hammam) in the old city of Akko. The luxury bathhouse he built, using marble from Turkey, India, and Guatemala includes everything you need for a relaxing day.

Ghattas Bath is the largest functioning hammam in Akko. The luxury Turkish bath, housed in an original Ottoman building, has been painstakingly renovated and restored to its original state. The authentic and original features alongside the most modern and luxurious equipment offer an all-round experience. The bath includes two floors of indulgence with the ground floor housing a large traditional seating area, steam room, and massage table as well as separate changing areas, lockers, bathrooms, and showers for men and women. The top floor includes a dry sauna, a jacuzzi, a warmed seating area, two massage beds, and underfloor heating.

Reservations at Ghattas Bath are different from those at other traditional Turkish baths. At Ghattas Bath, once a reservation is booked, the bath area gets reserved solely for the guests of that specific reservation for two hours. This means that no other guests are allowed into the bath area during that time. The massage therapists will accompany you during the first hour to assist you and give you the chosen treatment. For the remaining time after your treatment, you will have the bath area solely for yourselves to enjoy the hot marble beds, steam room, dry sauna, and Jacuzzi.

Ghattas offers a luxurious and classy experience in surroundings that are as authentic as possible, and he intended for the project to bring more tourists to Akko, so they can discover the history and beauty of his hometown, as well as learn about the rich cultural heritage. Ghattas feels it is important to give back to the city that has given him so much, and expresses this through various charity and community projects.

For Details: 04-689-7462

Or Torah Synagogue

The Tunisian Synagogue in Akko, called the Jariba, is the only one of its kind in the world.
The entire building, inside and out, on its 4 floors showcases spectacular mosaic works (from Kibbutz Ayalon), the fruit of 54 years of work. The synagogue has 7 Torah halls and contains hundreds of millions of natural stones, all from Israel.
The history of the Jewish people and of the Land of Israel, through the stories of the Bible, the flora and fauna, IDF troops and more.

Address: Eliezer Kaplan St 13, Akko – Must Book in Advance

For Details: 04-9878451

Queen of Akko Ship

Come and enjoy an experiential cruise between Akko and Haifa.

The Queen of Akko invites them to a cruise between the two holy places of the Baha’i Akko – Haifa.

A cruise that lasts about 45 minutes and is suitable for the whole family, depending on the sea and weather conditions.

The ship can be booked for cruises and cruises off the shores of Haifa, Akko, and Rosh Hanikra to celebrate birthdays and events for groups, companies, and organizations.

For Details: 053-9382110

Ha-Shuk ha-Amami (Old Akko Market)

The somewhat indoor Akko Market in the Old City is considered the most colorful street in the city, built on the remains of the street that led from the Hospitallers Gate in the north of the city to the Crusader port area in Venice Square, the top of Main Market Street, is located in Chaim Farhi Square. The fish and the fish market until you reach Venice Square and the fishing port.

In the market, you can find everything that a good market can offer: fish and meat shops, spices, pastries and sweets, clothes, tapes, and CDs as well as small and promising restaurants, a colorful market with stalls for Pitchforks, oriental sweets, and original spice shops and not to forget the good juice stalls Serving a refreshing drink of pomegranates, oranges, lemons, and in some you can get cane juice in season.

The market is open all week from early morning until afternoon, around 5 pm some of the market traders start closing stalls and shops.

Underground Prisoners Museum
The Underground Prisoners Museum in Akko is a museum commemorating the work of the members of the Hebrew underground during the British Mandate, who were imprisoned in the Akko prison. The museum narrates the historical events that took place there and illustrates the lives of the underground prisoners and the Akko prison break through audio-visual representation.
On the site, memorial rooms are dedicated to the nine who fell in the raid and to the nine gallows. The museum is housed in the Akko fortress which was built during the Ottoman period. The fortress was used during Ottoman rule as a military base, the residence of the governor of Akko, and even a prison.
In the Underground Prisoners Museum, operated by the Ministry of Defense, an innovative display was set up that describes the circumstances of the imprisonment of the underground fighters, their lifestyle in prison, the story of the Akko prison break, and the story of the gallows immigrants.
The tour emphasizes the main values of the period when the underground fighters were active — Zionism, love of the land, heroism, and sacrifice.

Phone: 04-9911375

Opening Hours: Sunday to Thursday from 8:30 am – 4 pm

Treasures in the Walls Museum
The Treasures in the Wall Museum is located in the heart of the eastern wall of ancient Akko. The historical building that was once used by the Ottoman guard soldiers is divided into vaulted halls containing rare collectibles that reflect life in the Galilee from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The objects shed light on the lifestyles of the inhabitants of ancient Akko and illustrate the Galilean folklore that drew its origins from the various peoples who lived and traded in the area during previous generations. The starting point for setting up the displays is the presentation of the person in the environment in which he lived and worked while referring to the similarity and uniqueness of the variety of religions and denominations that have existed in the Galilee in the last 200 years (Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bedouins, Circassians, and Baha’is).
Special emphasis was placed on the preservation of traditional handicrafts that are disappearing. One wing of the museum simulates a market from the 19th century that offers a trip to the Galilee a century ago. Various artisan shops are displayed such as a hatter on his original tools. In the second wing, dedicated to collectors and collections, there is a Damascus living room inlaid with seashells and a samovar with a dedication to Ahmed al-Jazar, old cabinets containing collections of lanterns, weights, sacred vessels of the three religions, and more.

Phone: 04-9911004

Opening Hours: Sunday to Thursday + Saturdays from 10 am – 5 pm, and Fridays from 10 am – 3 pm

Okashi Museum of Modern Art
In Old Akko, in an ancient cross-vaulted structure from the Ottoman period, there is a museum that presents changing exhibitions of Israeli art alongside the permanent display of the works of the late artist Avshalom Okashi (1916-1980). Okashi was one of the most important Israeli painters and left his mark on Israeli art. He spent most of his years in Akko where he lived, created, and established his painting workshop which after his death became the Okashi Museum of Art. He served as a painting teacher in most of the schools in Akko.
He also taught in the art department of Haifa University in its early years. His first subjects are rooted in nature and the human and spiritual reality in Israel and draw from the sources he grew up with in his grandfather’s house. His works can be seen in the section dedicated to the permanent display in the museum. In addition, in the other part of the museum, changing exhibitions are held. Over the years, exhibitions of leading Israeli artists have been presented. The museum conducts regular dialogue with artists who are among Okashi’s successors and his students and exhibits their works at every opportunity.

Phone: 04-9956707

Opening Hours: Sunday to Thursday + Saturdays from 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (Last Entry 4:30 pm), Fridays from 9:30 am – 4 pm (Last Entry 3 pm)

Templar Tunnel:
The Templar Tunnel is a tunnel from the Crusader period (about 800 years ago). The tunnel was used by the Templar Order to transport goods from the Templar Palace to the city center without paying taxes.
The tunnel was discovered in 1994 by chance and is about 150 meters long. The tunnel has two entrances/exits — one after Khan of the Pillars
and the other near the Akko Lighthouse.
The tunnel is illuminated and along the way, there are exhibits that explain the time of the Crusaders.

Phone: 04-9956707

Opening Hours: Sunday to Thursday + Saturdays from 9:30 am – 5:30 pm (Last Entry 4:30 pm), Fridays from 9:30 am – 4 pm (Last Entry 3 pm)

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