Church of St. John the Baptist

Church of St. John the Baptist, or the Franciscan Church, is the only Latin-Catholic church in Akko. The church is near the Akko Lighthouse, on the promenade in front of the sea. The church is one of the most beautiful in Akko and is considered to symbolize the city where people of four different religions live together: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the Baha’i religion.