Crusader sites you can visit in Israel today

Of the roughly seventy Crusader-era sites the atlas has catalogued inside the modern borders of Israel, around forty have substantial remains still standing above ground — enough to be worth a visit if you are travelling in the region. Most are administered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and are accessible for a small entry fee; a few are within active urban areas (the Hospitaller Quarter beneath Old Acre, the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem) and accessible without a ticket. A handful require a serious off-road approach (Belvoir's ridge road, the Wadi Qarn for Montfort).

This page lists those sites — coastal fortresses, Galilean strongholds, Hospitaller estates, fortified towns, and great medieval churches — that today offer a genuine visit, not just an X on a map. Each entry links to the atlas's full dossier with photographs of the current state, GPS coordinates, and notes on the historical significance. Major sites worth dedicated trips include Belvoir Castle (Kokhav HaYarden National Park), Atlit (Château Pèlerin), Montfort, Acre's Old City and Hospitaller Quarter, Caesarea Maritima, Belmont (Suba), Apollonia (Arsuf), Yehiam (Judin) Fortress, and Aqua Bella in Ein Hemed National Park. Several can be combined into a one-day Crusader-fortress road trip; others reward a longer hike or a separate day's visit.