Buea, the former capital of the German protectorate of Western Cameroon, now serves as the best starting point to Cameroon's picturesque volcano (4040 metres), one of the country's major natural attractions. The site at the Mountain Hotel offers a picturesque panorama of the town itself, reminiscent of classic English estates and the surrounding mountain spurs covered with evergreen rainforests and emerald green alpine meadows.
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
In 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
