Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, stands as a Nordic country situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula in the northern part of Europe. It shares its borders with Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is linked to Denmark in the southwest through a bridge–tunnel spanning the Öresund. The territory of Sweden extends over 450,295 square kilometers (173,860 square miles).
The extraordinary petroglyphs located in Sweden's Bohuslän region convey insights into the rituals and daily lives of prehistoric communities. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994, these figures offer travelers a rare glimp... read more
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
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.
read moreIn 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
