Gabon

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, stands as a country nestled along the Atlantic shores of Central Africa, on the equator. Its neighboring countries include Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. Covering approximately 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 square miles), Gabon boasts diverse terrains, from its sprawling coastal plains to the majestic peaks of the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif located in the centre, along with an expansive savanna gracing its eastern landscape.

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Museums and churches of Libreville

Libreville is one of the most beautiful and civilised African cities, reminiscent of Miami Beach. Be sure to visit one of the best in Central Africa Museum of Art and Tradition, which has a magnificent collection of ritual masks of Fang, Mitsogo a... read more

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The market in Mont-Bouet

The Mont-Bouet neighbourhood is home to one of the best markets in the region.

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Cape Lopez

The Cape Lopez area on the island of Manji (near Port-Gentil) is a fashionable and rather expensive by African standards resort area, full of casinos, nightclubs and bars, a favourite place of rest of rich Gabonese and staff of representative offi... read more

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Lope National Park

One of the most beautiful stretches of coastline is the Lope Nature Reserve, which organises regular jeep safaris through its territory. Opened in 1982, the park has unspoilt areas of savannah and humid equatorial forests full of unique flora and... 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

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

Mali

Niono

The city of Niono is known as the "Venice of Mali" because of its system of canals and channels that criss-cross the entire city, and the local brick mosque is almost as famous as the famed Djenné Mosque.