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

Norwegian Olympic Museum

The Norwegian Olympic Museum was officially opened in 1997 in the city of Lillehammer. It is the only museum of its kind in the whole of Northern Europe. It presents the complete history of the Olympic Games from 776 BC right up to the present day... read more

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Norwegian Postal Museum

The Norwegian Postal Museum was established in 1947 in the city of Oslo, however, in 2003. it moved to the town of Lillehammer in the district of Maihaugen. The Postal Museum reflects more than 360-year history of the Norwegian postal service thro... read more

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Sverresborg Castle

Sverresborg Castle is named in honour of the rabble Sverre, who ruled in the 12th century. It was built in the ancient city of Trondheim on a well-located site: rather inaccessible and overlooking the surrounding countryside. The castle was comple... read more

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Bergen Cathedral

Lutheran cathedral located in the north-western part of the city of Bergen, was first mentioned in the early 12th century as St Olaf's Church. It was on this where the first stone church stood.

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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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