Haifa, Akko, and Jerusalem

I chose Haifa as my base camp in the Northern and Central parts of Israel. Thanks to the pretty extensive and efficient railways network I was able to get to so many destinations in the most densely populated part of the country from the Merkaz HaShmona Station.

Panorama of Haifa Center from the mount Carmel

Haifa's central street - Sderot Ben Gurion — Haifa's central street — Sderot Ben Gurion

A building on the slope — Many multistory buildings in Haifa have their entrances in the middle. This one, for example, have the entrance and the service area at the fourth floor, so the people living on the seventh are equally far from the entrance as the people living on the first.

Akko

Akko or Acre is a small town across the bay to the North from Haifa. It is most famous for it old town which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the well preserved expositions from the Crusader and Ottoman periods.

The dining hall of the Hospitallers Fortress

Jerusalem

Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time in Jerusalem — a sprawling and hilly city of utmost historical importance. Half a day is clearly not enough for a meaningful walk, let alone visiting museums.

Yad VaShem (The World Holocaust Remembrance Center) alone took three hours — a solemn but must experience.