Uxmal – Pyramid of the Magician and Nuns’ Quadrangle – Puuc
Uxmal is a former Mayan city located on the Yucatan Peninsula, more precisely in its northern part, in the Puuc region. The Puuc hill range, about 100 km south of […]
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Palenque – Pre-Columbian Mayan Pyramids In Chiapas Region
Immersed in a tropical forest, Palenque is situated right in front of the first mountains of the Chiapas region. The main part of the archaeological site consists of numerous pyramid-shaped […]
Mount Nebo – Moses’ death and the biblical Promised Land
Mount Nebo has been inhabited since antiquity. However, it was marked by a biblical event, namely the death of Moses, who climbed this mountain at the end of his life […]
Temple of Kom Ombo and crocodile Sobek – sailing on the Nile
As Herodotus once rightly put it, when he called Egypt the gift of the Nile, to this day Egypt is the Nile and there would be no Egypt without the […]
Saqqara – Step Pyramid of Djoser, 1st and the oldest pyramid
The history of ancient Egypt and its amazing monuments still fascinate many travelers, although it must be admitted that this is not an expedition resembling the endeavors of the 19th […]
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 […]
Tarxien – megalithic temples and the Bronze Age cemetery
Archaeological research has shown that the Tarxien Temple Complex was in constant use over the centuries, also after the end of the Temple Period. The oldest pottery fragments found here […]
Roman amphitheater in Pula, Temple of Augustus, 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. […]
Rabat – capital of Morocco, former port of Berber pirates
Rabat, modern capital of the Kingdom of Morocco is a city that has retained a lot of provincial charm. It is located at the mouth of the Wadi Bu Rakrak […]