Valletta

Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,966. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. The city is named for Jean Parisot de la Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565.

Crete

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Rhodes

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Athens

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Aleppo

Aleppo, located in northwestern Syria 310 kilometres from Damascus, is the largest city in Syria. It is also one of the largest cities in the Levant. For centuries, Aleppo was Greater Syria’s largest city and the Ottoman Empire’s third, after İstanbul and Cairo. It has been inhabited since perhaps as early as the 6th millennium BC. Such a long history is probably due to being a strategic trading point midway between the Mediterranean Sea and Mesopotamia. The city’s significance in history has been its location at the end of the Silk Road, which passed through central Asia and Mesopotamia.

Amman

Amman is the capital and largest city of Jordan. It is the country’s political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Amman was named one of the MENA‘s best cities according to economic, labour, environmental, and socio-cultural factors. In the 13th century BC Amman was called Rabbath Ammon or Rabat Amon by the Ammonites. In the Hebrew Bible, it is referred to as Rabbat ʿAmmon. It was later conquered by the Assyrians, followed by the Persians, and then theMacedonians. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Macedonian ruler of Egypt, renamed it Philadelphia. The city became part of the Nabateaen kingdom until 106 AD when Philadelphia came under Roman control and joined the Decapolis.

Hagia Sofia

Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.

Turkey West

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Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. Founded on the Sarayburnu promontory around 660 BC as Byzantium, the city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. For nearly sixteen centuries following its reestablishment as Constantinople in 330 AD, it served as the capital of four empires: the Roman Empire (330–395), the Byzantine Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922) The city’s biggest draw remains its historic center, partially listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Petrified Forest

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Yellowstone

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Thailand

Syria-Jordan

India

Cuba

Tulum

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Chichen Izta

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New York City

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Boston

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Alaska

Cruise in Alaska

Salzburg

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London

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Geneva

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Algarve

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Umbria

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Verona

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Sardinia

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Rome

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Lake Maggiore

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Saint-Malo

Walled City

Avignon

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Paris

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Brussels

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Bangkok

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Ait-Benhaddou

Aït Benhaddou (Berber: Ath Benhadu, Arabic: آيت بن حدّو‎) is a ‘fortified city’, or Ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh Morroco. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Draâ on a hill along the Ounila river and is known for its kasbahs, although they take damage with each rainstorm. Most of the town’s inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; however, ten families still live within the ksar.

now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; however, ten families still live within the ksar.

Marrakesh

Marrakech jolie ville du Maroc

Rabat

Rabat (Berber: Errbaṭ, Arabic: الرباط; literally “resistance place”), is the capital city and second largest city of Morocco. Rabat has a population of approximately 1.1 million (2012). It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region.