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 馃檪 Still worth the effort, after all it is one of the new 7 wonders of […]
The ruins of ancient Petra are so vast that visiting it is quite demanding 馃檪 Still worth the effort, after all it is one of the new 7 wonders of […]
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 […]
The King鈥檚 Highway was one of the most important ancient trade routes in the Middle East. It ran from Heliopolis in Egypt through the Sinai Peninsula to Aqaba, where it […]
Matala, which is now mainly a tourist resort with a beautiful beach, was a small fishing village until the middle of the 20th century. Still, its past is definitely more […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gortyn (or Gortyna) is located in the middle of the fertile Messara plain, a strategic area inhabited since the Neolithic period. The remains of a villa from the Minoan period […]
Venice is located in the Veneto region, once inhabited by the Euganei, a Proto-Italic ethnic group. Around 950 BC they were conquered by the Veneti, probably of the Illyrian origin. […]
The first historical traces in the Carcassonne region date from the 8th century BC. At that time it was a Celtic village (oppidum) surrounded by a shaft and located about […]