Israel, Crusader Cities in Israel (Holy Land)

The Crusaders’ mark on the Holy Land is clearly visible across Israel’s landscape, despite the fact that it’s been almost a thousand years since they first came to the Holy Land. There are dozens of Crusader sites that can be visited by tourists and more than 1200 places of Crusader significance that have been positively identified. The Crusades; A long series of military campaigns to maintain a Christian presence in the Holy Land. The Crusades ran off-and-on from the years 1096 to 1487. There were a total of nine main crusades and some smaller actions in between.  In the end, although there was intermittent success, the Crusades failed to achieve the goal of keeping the Holy Land with a strong long-lasting Christian influence, at least until the modern era.  But, you cannot deny the size and magnitude of the effort. And, still today, the the world can see and feel the effects of the Crusades.