Located within what was once the estuary of the River Kaystros, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman settlements founded on new ...
Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) ...
The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. ...
Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then ...
Aquileia (in Friuli-Venezia Giulia), one of the largest and wealthiest cities of the Early Roman Empire, was destroyed by Attila in ...
Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. ...
Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest and ...
Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into ...
Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to ...
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are ...
The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers nearly 9,000 km2 ; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% ...
The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river ...