Not far from Kusadasi is the wonderful Dilek National Park. Most of this reserve is closed to tourists as a military zone. The most frequently visited section is a 10 kilometre stretch of road that goes past the four beautiful pebble beaches. Here you can see representatives of Mediterranean flora - chestnut groves with dry shrubs. The park is home to Anatolian cheetahs and wild horses - the only ones left in Turkey.
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
