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Tag: Byzantine

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Madaba – Madaba Map and Middle East Byzantine mosaics

Madaba developed and enriched under the rule of Byzantium, between 332 to 635. Numerous churches and mansions of its rich inhabitants were adorned with exquisite mosaics. Then, as today thanks […]

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Pula – Roman amphitheater and monuments of ancient Pola

Pula associated with ancient monuments, and above all with the Roman amphitheater, like many other Istrian cities, was founded by the Illyrians several centuries before the advent of the Romans. […]

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Rovinj (Rovigno) – Venetian fortress on the Istrian coast

Long before the Romans conquered Istria, around the 7th century BC, there was already a settlement founded by the Illyrians or Venets tribes in the place of modern Rovinj. After […]

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Poreč – Euphrasian Basilica and charming Venetian old town

Poreč is a city located on the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, in the area inhabited since prehistoric times. Parentium, an ancient settlement in the vicinity of modern-day Poreč was […]

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Pharaoh’s Treasury and Petra’s tombs carved out of the rock

Petra’s most famous buildings are monumental tombs like Pharaoh’s Treasury, Royal Tombs or Monastery, built on the slopes of the surrounding hills. Their facades, carved out of the rock, are […]

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Ruins of ancient Petra – one of 7 new wonders of the world

The ruins of ancient Petra are so vast that visiting it is quite demanding 🙂 Still worth the effort, after all it is one of the new 7 wonders of […]

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Petra – the ancient capital of the Nabataean Kingdom

Petra is located in the southern part of present-day Jordan, in a semi-arid upland area, which is part of the Jabal al-Shara massif. The former, ancient name of the Nabataean […]

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Mdina – the former capital of Malta in place of Roman Melita

Mdina is a fortified city located almost in the middle of the Malta island. Today, often called the Silent City, until the arrival of the Knights Hospitallers it was the […]

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Chania – charming Venetian architecture and beautiful harbor

Chania, located between the emerald waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the White Mountains (Lefka Ori), is one of the most beautiful and captivating cities of Crete. Once there was […]

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Barbara Berek

Barbara Berek

I am a passionate enthusiast of travel, archeology, photography and dancing :) On this page I try to combine the first three elements: P and show you that travelling becomes definitely more interesting when we discover visited places, and often inconspicuous ruins hide the most fascinating stories :)

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