Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, stands as a Central European country marked by the delineation of 16 administrative provinces referred to as voivodeships, encompassing an expansive area spanning 312,700 square kilometres (120,700 square miles). Its geographical expanse spans the contours of the Central European Plain, stretching from the northern shores of the Baltic Sea to the southern reaches of the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains. Poland is flanked by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. Additionally, Poland shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.

Poland

Theatre named after St. I. Vitkevich

Since its opening in 1985, the St. I. Witkiewicz Theatre on Chramcówki Street has been a meeting place for people who really want to communicate with each other. Since its opening in 1985, it has become a meeting place for people who really... read more

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Krupówki pedestrian street

The pedestrianised Krupówki Street is one of the five most famous streets in Poland. It is about a kilometre long and stretches towards Gubalówka. To visit Zakopane and not feel its pulse beating is unthinkable. Here, for a few coins... read more

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Sea Eye Reserve

Morskie Oko (Sea Eye) is the largest mountain lake in the Polish Tatras. Its depth is 53 metres deep and covers an area of over 35 hectares. It is revered by Poles in the same way as Lake Baikal is revered by Russians.

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Crane on Motlawa

The Central Maritime Museum Crane (Żuraw) is one of the most original architectural monuments in Gdańsk. This fourteenth-century building, which majestically majestically overlooking the Motława river embankment, was one of the most advanced build... 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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