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Are you also going to visit the Akko Festival? The festival takes place annually and this year you can enjoy it from October 1-4, 2023. We are here to give you 7 recommendations on restaurants, tours, and attractions in Old Akko to complete and enrich the Akko experience!
Every visit to Akko should begin at the JNF-USA Information Center! On Salah ad-Din St., at the entrance to the market, there is a spectacularly beautiful stone building with an information center, the Space Gallery with changing local exhibitions, and the “Taste of the Galilee” store with quality products from the Galilee. The center was established by JNF-USA and is managed by Western Galilee Now – a small businesses consortium.
These days you can enjoy the exhibition “Good Thing There Was A Painter There” – an exhibition that recreates the signing of a petition for world peace in the city of Akko in the 1950s.
Curator: Ya’ara Galor
You are invited to visit us and the exhibition, get an impression of the variety of Galilean products of the “Taste of the Galilee” store, and receive a smile, explanation, recommendations, maps, and information about Akko and the Western Galilee.
Phone: 072-3941110
Want to enjoy some local sweets? Get two special recommendations for authentic Akko sweets that should not be missed and will add sweetness to life!
The best Malabi you can find! The proud handiwork of Akko native Tina Khativ who learned the secrets of making Malabi from her grandmothers. In Tina’s beautiful and colorful booth (located in a colorful alley) you can enjoy, in addition to excellent Malabi, a fascinating meeting with Tina, who is an extraordinary woman.
Phone: 072-3971236
Kashash Sweets is a business going back four generations, which produces every morning, 22 types of traditional Akko sweets. You can choose between types of baklava with pistachios, almonds, cashews, and even chocolate or decide between three different types of knafe.
Sweet and delicious!!
Phone: 072-3941153
We can’t forget to list some of the finest restaurants where you can enjoy the rich culinary scene of Old Akko!
Elmarsa restaurant is an excellent chef restaurant located in the port in front of an amazing view. The menu combines European and Akko-style cuisine and offers a diverse selection of meat, fish, seafood dishes, and salads.
The restaurant is owned and managed by brothers Marwad and Hamudi Swaed
Phone: 072-3971185
The locals in Old Akko are wonderful cooks and love to host! Get to know the locals up close, their culture, customs, and way of life, while enjoying the excellent Akko-Arab cuisine, and also learning to cook some of these selected dishes so that you can reproduce the taste at home as well.
The Yasmine House of Miryam Eik, born in Akko, is a four-hundred-year-old Ottoman building located in one of the small alleys of the old city. It is a beautiful house with a high and painted ceiling where Miryam, an excellent cook, hosts in a large space in the center of the house families and groups who want to enjoy her dishes and the wonderful house. And if you want to sleep there, there are also guest rooms available. Just ask!
Phone: 072-3941151
Beit Elfarasha: Authentic Akko Cooking
Beit Elfarasha is located in a picturesque alley in the heart of the old city, in a beautiful and renovated Ottoman building. It was founded by Cathy Raff, whose vision was to establish a place inspired by women and for women. There are cooking workshops from the Akko-Arab cuisine and the instructors are local women who teach and share the secrets of the kitchen that have been passed down in their families from generation to generation. Here, too, there are highly recommended guest rooms. You can book private workshops as well!
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In recent years, the Artists’ Quarter has developed in Old Akko. Galleries, workshops, and artists were attracted to the special beauty of ancient Akko. On a trip to the Artists’ Quarter, you can discover a variety of new galleries alongside old workshops, meet the fascinating artists and craftsmen, and experience the special atmosphere of the place.
You can also call the artists to coordinate a workshop.
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Don’t get confused. There are no horses here and it is not a swimming beach either. It’s just an amazing spot on the beach, with a promenade, benches, and tables. Between the port, the walls, and the alleys of the old city, and a perfect place to sit in the evening, enjoy the pleasant breeze and the spectacular sunset, drink a glass of beer, and say thank you for every moment. Oh, it’s also right next to the moat, close to the artists’ quarter, and has a free parking lot.
No need to say too many words. You just have to come and see. the design, the view, and the sea Enjoy the personal and warm hospitality of the owners Tamar and Meir Davidson, indulge yourself with a relaxing spa treatment, or (you can also) have a delicious, fragrant, colorful, and indulgent breakfast at Tamar’s bar, on the hotel roof facing the sea.
Warning: Addictive!
Phone: 072-3941155
Even in the case of the amazing Efendi Hotel, it’s a shame to say too much. One of the most beautiful and special hotels in Israel, with a special architectural design that combines the Byzantine, Crusader, and Ottoman past with contemporary innovation and modernity. Don’t get us started on the spa treatments of gourmet breakfasts! An experience not from this world!
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Western Galilee Now is a registered non-profit grassroots organization (NGO) promoting awareness and appreciation for the region’s boutique wines, beers, food and produce, along with its cultural diversity, its historic traditions and the area’s scenic routes nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea acting as a Chamber of Commerce to boutique tourism operators in the region.
We expose the visitors to the unique heritage and hospitality through workshops, culinary events, art, music, guides tours, festivals and also through our Tourist Information Center in Akko, owned by JNF USA which we were chosen to operate since Jan. 2016.
Our vision is to develop local and foreign tourism based on close cooperation between all the interested parties in the region.
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