Estonia

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country standing along the shores of the Baltic Sea in Europe. Estonia shares its maritime boundaries to the north with the Gulf of Finland across from Finland. To the west, it is embraced by the sea across from Sweden. To the south Estonia finds its neighbor in Latvia, while to the east it is framed by the Lake Peipus and the expanse of Russia. The geographical expanse of Estonia encompasses the mainland, the substantial islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, along with a mosaic of over 2,200 other islands and islets dotting the eastern coastline of the Baltic Sea. This country spans a total area of 45,339 square kilometers (17,505 square miles).

Estonia

Kuressaare Town Park

In the second half of the 19th century the construction of new buildings and landscaping around Kuressaare Castle began. All this started when the town of Kuressaare acquired the status of a holiday resort. Kuressaare became a spa town due to the... read more

Estonia

Viidumäe Nature Reserve

The Viidumäe Nature Reserve was founded in 1957. was already known and interesting to botanists since the middle of the last century. Such a late date of foundation of the reserve is connected with the adoption of the law on nature protection... read more

Estonia

Kõpu lighthouse

Kõpu lighthouse, located on the island of Hiiumaa, is the oldest lighthouse in the world. The construction of the lighthouse began in 1505 and lasted intermittently for 26 years. The fire on top of the tower was lit for the first time in Au... read more

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Estonia

The church in Reigi

At first, in 1627, services were held in a small chapel next to the sea. The church and its first pastor, Paul Andreas Lempelius, were described by the Finnish writer Aino Kallass in the story "Pastor of Reiga".

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

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

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Israel

Church of the Visitation

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.

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Greece

Ancient Agora

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

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