The dunes near Swakopmund and Walfish Bay are a favourite destination for outdoor enthusiasts, with jeep and four-wheel motorbike tours of the dunes very popular with tourists. One of the tallest and most beautiful is Dune Number Seven near the town of Wallfish Bay. In the shade of the palm trees growing next to the dune, there is enough space for a picnic or setting up a campsite.
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
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.
read moreIn 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
