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

Kadriorg Park

Kadriorg Park is Estonia's most famous artificial park, which celebrated its 290th anniversary in 2008. At the time of its creation, it covered about 100 hectares.

Estonia

Kadriorg Palace

In the second half of the 17th century, wealthy residents of Tallinn started to build summer residences with parks for themselves. In 1714, Peter the Great purchased 5 Swedish summer estates located on a plot of land between the Narva and Tartu hi... read more

Estonia

Singing Field

The first singing festival in Estonia was held in 1869. The festival was attended by 878 singers and musicians. The first singing festival became very significant in the national awakening of Estonians and established the custom of holding such ev... read more

Estonia

Town Hall Pharmacy

The Town Hall Pharmacy, located in one of the buildings on the Town Hall Square, is the oldest active pharmacy in the world. The first mention of this institution dates back to 1422. According to these documents, the first pharmacist was Johann Mo... read more

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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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