Not looking at all its current nondescriptness, Atlit played a huge role in the history of the Crusaders. It was here that the first large fortress was built and it was from this castle that the last ships of the Crusaders from the Holy Land departed. It is noteworthy that the fortress and the castle are different structures and belong to different periods of government. The first was built by order of the first king of the Crusaders in the Holy Land. The second - became a shelter for King Louis the Ninth (Louis Saint), the very one who owns the construction of Saint Chapelle in Paris. Translated with Google Translate
Atlit is a small town south of Haifa. In the shadow of the capital of North, Atlit is an unremarkable province. However, acquaintance with this place will amaze us with the diversity and depth of the events that took place here. Let's start, oddly enough, with the cemetery. Knights and pilgrims are buried there. This is the only cemetery in the Middle East from the Crusades' time in such good condition. Then our path will run to the refugee camp, which has become an immigration museum. Here we are, witnesses, for the incredible fate of people, secret paths of illegal immigration, and a really recreated atmosphere of those years: the presence of barbed wire, guard towers, disinfection, and wooden barracks tarred by the scorching sun. Then, after a short picnic, we will climb to the ruins of the Crusader fortress De Strua. These are the only sites associated with the history of the Crusades that can be visited in Atlit today. And finally, we will go to the secret azure lagoon, where you can swim and find the shells of the famous mollusk, which gave itself the most expensive and prestigious paint of the ancient world - purple.
