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ANCIENT Mariner

ri Jeremias went through four architects before settling on, well, himself for the renovation of his hotel in the world heritage UNESCO site of Acre (Akko), an ancient port city in Israel and historically one of the key trade routes in the Mediterranean. Tucked amid the rambling, serpentine alleys of its peaceful, fortified Old City, the Efendi Hotel is surprisingly inconspicuous,

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