Norway

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, stands as a Nordic country in Northern Europe, positioned on the Scandinavian Peninsula. In addition to its mainland, Norway encompasses the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. Embracing the Subantarctic region, Bouvet Island stands as a dependent territory. Norway also lays claim to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.

Covering a vast expanse of 385,207 square kilometers (148,729 square miles), Norway shares a lengthy eastern border with Sweden and is flanked by Finland and Russia to the northeast, with the Skagerrak strait marking its southern boundary. The country boasts an extensive coastline that opens up to the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.

Norway

University Museum

Tromsø University Museum includes the Tromsø City Museum, the Polar Museum and the Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden. Its exhibitions introduce visitors to visitors to the nature of Northern Norway, the culture of the Sami people, archa... read more

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Polaria Arctic Park-Museum

Polaria Arctic Park, established in 1997 by the Norwegian Department of Environmental Protection, is part of the Polar Research Centre.

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Fjellheisen cable car

The Fjellheisen cable car was officially opened in 1961 by shipowner Anton Jacobsen. The cable car still operates to this day from the beginning of the March to September ski season and during the New Year holidays.

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Munkholmen Island

Munkholmen, a small island with a fort, served as an impregnable prison during Danish rule, built on the site of the oldest Benedictine monastery in Norway in honour of St. Lawrence around 1100. After the abandoned monastery was turned into royal... 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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