Tourist Office

The 600m-long Southern Road was an important thoroughfare in Akko during Crusader times. It was here that pilgrims entering the Holy Land would be divided into groups before setting off towards Jerusalem. The road was recently found buried under the city and a 50m subterranean stretch has been excavated and prepared for tourism. The road is paved with stone tablets and its walls contain Crusader-era carvings of boats, crosses and shields.

A row of shops and a gate was also identified. At the time of writing the site had not yet opened for tourism - ask the Tourist Office for details on how to visit the site.