Elsewhere, much has changed: Ottoman minarets pierce the sky and outside the old city the prosperous Akko is unmistakably modern Israel.

BBC: Travelling to Acre, now and in 1272 AD

Akko is a favourite part of many visits to the Holy Land, offering a well-preserved remnant of crusader and Ottoman eras.

BBC: Travelling to Acre, now and in 1272 AD

The highlight of your visit - apart from Akko's excellent seafood restaurants - will almost certainly be exploring the Knight's Halls, the extraordinary complex of subterranean rooms that made up the bulk of the crusader fortress within the city walls.

BBC: Travelling to Acre, now and in 1272 AD

The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem may have only kept its capital of Acre for a further 19 years after 1272, but any time-travelling knight making a nostalgic return to modern-day Akko, on Israel's Mediterranean coast, will find much of the city they knew still standing.

BBC: Travelling to Acre, now and in 1272 AD