The region of Man in the central part of the country is an area of lush green hills and is known far and wide for its La Cascade waterfall, located in a bamboo forest 5 kilometres west of the city, as well as the steep, tooth-shaped Mont Tonqui mountain and La Dent de Man ("The Tooth of Man"), considered by local legend to be the "guardian angel" of this area of the country.
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
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
