Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, stands as a country nestled in Southeast Europe. Positioned to the west of the Black Sea and to the south of the Danube River, Bulgaria shares its borders with Greece and Turkey to the southern side, while Serbia and North Macedonia mark its western edges, with Romania bordering to the north. Bulgaria encompasses an area of 110,994 square kilometers (42,855 square miles).
Bachkovo Monastery is located 29 kilometres from Plovdiv and is comparable in scale, architectural, artistic and cultural significance is comparable to the famous Rila Monastery. Rila Monastery. The holy monastery was founded in 1083 by the Byzant... read more
Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more
The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.
read moreIn the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more
