Italy

Italy, officially referred to as the Italian Republic, stands as a country nestled at the convergence of Southern and Western Europe. Embraced by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy predominantly comprises a peninsula framed by the towering Alps and adorned with a myriad of encompassing islands. Encompassing an area of approximately 301,340 square kilometers (116,350 square miles), this land shares its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia and includes the enclaved city-states of Vatican City and San Marino. Notably, it boasts a territorial exclave within Switzerland known as Campione and boasts an archipelago, the Pelagie Islands, situated on the African Plate.

Italy

Capitol Hill

The Capitoline Hill is one of the seven on which the Eternal City stands, the lowest (46 metres above sea level) and flattest of all. But it is also the most significant for the history of Rome. It is here that the history of the great R... read more

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Piazza Venezia

On the west side of Piazza Venezia is the Palazzo Venezia, built by Bernardo Rossellino to a design by Leon Battista Alberti. This building housed the Venetian embassy in Rome. As a Venetian property, it belonged to the Austrian Imperial Governmen... read more

Italy

Monument to Victor-Emmanuel II

The creation of this monument was entrusted to Giuseppe Sacconi and started in 1885, but it was not inaugurated until 1911. This grandiose monument was to serve to glorify Italy after its reunification. It is in monumental classical forms, dictate... read more

Italy

Piazza Navona

The most famous square in Baroque Rome is located on the site of the former Domitian Stadium. From the time of Domitian's reign, this place was used exclusively for sporting events. The remains of the stadium can still be seen beneath the chur... 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.