Greece

Greece, also known as Hellas, officially recognized as the Hellenic Republic, stands as a country nestled in Southeast Europe, positioned at the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula. This country borders Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. Embracing the Aegean Sea on its eastern front, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Greece boasts the longest coastline within the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands.

Greece

Byzantine and Christian Museum

Located on Vassilissis Sophias Avenue near the Evangelismos metro station, the Byzantine and Christian Museum is rightly considered one of the best museums in Athens, the capital of Greece, and has the status of "national museum". The mu... read more

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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion

Just 70 kilometres south-east of Athens, at the southern tip of Attica, lies one of the most famous and impressive sites in Greece, Cape Sounion, or Sounio. Since time immemorial, the cape has been considered a sacred place and was the centre of t... read more

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Greece

Daphne Monastery

About 11 km from the centre of Athens, in the town of Haidari (a suburb of Athens), next to the picturesque Daphne grove, one of the most famous Orthodox shrines of Greece and one of the most important monuments of Byzantine architecture, the Daph... read more

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Greece

Kesariani Monastery

East of Athens on the western slope of Mount Imittos, safely hidden from prying eyes behind a high stone fence, is an ancient Orthodox shrine, the Kesariani Monastery.

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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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