Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, stands as a country situated in West Asia. Its borders encompass Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, the Red Sea to the south, Egypt to the southwest, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Additionally, it shares boundaries with the Palestinian territories – the West Bank to the east and the Gaza Strip to the southwest.

Israel

Yarkon Park

Yarkon Park (officially called Ganei Yehoshua in honour of Yehoshua Rabinovich, one of Tel Aviv's mayors) is the only large park in Tel Aviv, the "green lungs" of the city. The Yarkon has been compared to New York's Central Park... read more

Israel

Mini-Israel Park

The Mini Israel Miniature Park owes its birth to Israeli entrepreneur Eiran Gazit. In 1986, Gazit visited the famous "Madurodam" - a miniature city in the Netherlands - and got an idea: something like this should appear in Israel! It too... read more

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Israel

Old Jaffa

Jaffa, a favourite tourist district in the southern part of Tel Aviv, was once an independent city - one of the oldest in the world.

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Israel

Assumption Abbey

The Abbey of the Assumption is a Catholic monastery of the Benedictine order on the summit of Mount Zion, dedicated to the taking of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavenly Glory.

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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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