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

Yeni-Kale Fortress

The fortress, built by the Turks in the 18th century, once protected the Kerch Strait and the passage to the Sea of Azov. Now it is a picturesque ruin on the outskirts of Kerch with partially preserved bastions.

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Russia

M. Voloshin House-Museum

M. Voloshin's famous house in Koktebel is a cult place where all the famous representatives of the Silver Age literature came. Marina Tsvetaeva, Nikolai Gumilev, Andrey Bely, Maxim Gorky...

Russia

Kara-Tobe

Kara-Tobe mound is located on the outskirts of the town of Saky. In ancient times there was a thriving Greek settlement, probably founded in the 4th century BC. According to some scholars, it was called Eupatorion.

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Russia

Banana Republic Water Park

Water park with an exotic name "Banana Republic" is one of the largest water parks in the Crimea. Its location is in the Saksky district, not far from the city of Evpatoria, only 9 kilometres away. Saksky District is located on the Crime... 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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