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

St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is a sight not to be missed when in Rome. The main temple of the Catholic Church is located in the heart of the Vatican State on the Vatican Hill. The current cathedral building was built in 1506-1... read more

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Italy

Vatican palaces

The Vatican palaces form one of the most magnificent monumental architectural complexes in the world. Their construction began in the fourteenth century with the aim of to create a papal residence worthy of their high status. The original papal re... read more

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Italy

Roman catacombs

A religious shrine are the catacombs along the Appian Way, where drawings of the first Christians who used these rooms for prayer meetings and the burial of the dead have been preserved.

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Italy

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo di Firenze or La Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - in Italian) is an architectural fairy tale, imagined from fantastic dreams in reality. An undisputed masterpiece of stone architecture.... 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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