Akko - Town walls

From the central bus station in Akko, Weizmann Street runs past the Cultural Center and the Town Hall to a breach in the town walls, which were given their present form by Ahmed el-Jazzar in the 18th century. From here we go up the ramp and walk along the walls to the Land Gate. At the northeast corner is a massive tower, the Burj el-Kummander, which defied Napoleon in 1799. It stands on the foundations of the "Accursed Tower", from which Richard Coeur de Lion hauled down the Duke of Austria's banner in 1191.

Until the opening of a breach in the walls for Weizmann Street in 1910 the Land Gate was the only entrance to the town on the landward side.