Russia

Russia, officially the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area (1,265,267 square kilometres (488,522 sq mi)) extending across eleven time zones. Russia shares land borders with Norway and Finland to the northwest; Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine to the west, as well as Lithuania and Poland (with Kaliningrad Oblast); Georgia and Azerbaijan to the southwest; Kazakhstan and Mongolia to the south; China and North Korea to the southeast — as well as sharing maritime boundaries with Japan and the United States. Russia also shares borders with South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Russia

Chufut Kale

Chufut-Kale is the most extensive and interesting of the Crimean cave towns. Once it was the capital of the Crimean Khanate, then lived representatives of the most mysterious people of Crimea - Karaites. Here you can see the remains of a medieval... read more

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Assumption Cave Monastery

The picturesque cave monastery, which many people call "Crimean Athos" is located in a gorge near Bakhchisarai. It is one of the main sanctuaries of the peninsula, a fertile and amazingly beautiful place.

Russia

Eski Durbe Mausoleum

In the suburb of Bakhchisarai, in the old days called Aziz, there are several unique architectural monuments of the Middle Ages - mausoleums of Crimean khans. unique architectural monuments of the Middle Ages - mausoleums of Crimean khans. One of... read more

Russia

The cave city of Bakla

The unique cave medieval town of Bakla is located 18 kilometres from Simferopol near the village of Skalistoe. It is a fortress in the rocks, with the remains of the citadel, underground passage and a whole system of caves for different purposes,... 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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