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 The Great Sphinx of Egypt
Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
In a depression to the south of Chephren's pyramid sits a creature with a human head and a lion's body. The name 'sphinx' which means 'strangler' was first given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature which had the head of a woman and the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. The sphinx appears to have started in Egypt in the form of a sun god. The Egyptian sphinx is usually a head of a king weari ... |
Discover LebanonCountry: Lebanon
City: Cairo
Article from www.discoverlebanon.com
Lebanon, country of peaceful genius, humanism and love, has an eight-thousand-year history of producing philosophers, thinkers, mathematicians, magistrates, soldiers, atomists, navigators, historians, scholars, and pioneers in the fields of research, discovery, metallurgy, industry and agriculture, serving humanity in the past, the present and the future. Jus ... |
Pas de la Casa - Grau RoigCountry: Andorra
City: Cairo
Even before the link with Soldeu, Pas de la Casa had the biggest ski area and highest lift-served terrain in Andorra. Now the two resorts have a combined 186km of pistes - that's about the same as some big-name Alpine resorts such as Kitzbühel, Wengen-Grindelwald and Les Deux Alpes.
Sited right on the border between Andorra and France, Pas de la Casa is a size-able collection of concrete-box styl ... |
The Swiss AlpsCountry: Switzerland
City: Cairo
The Alps cover three-fifths of the Swiss territory, making Switzerland the second most Alpine country after Austria, where the proportion reaches two-thirds. Setting aside that part of Graubunden which lies to the east of the Hinterrhein Valley - a high valley like the Engadin, which, with its extra-continental climate, is more typical of central Europe - the Swiss Alps, like the French ones, belo ... |
Island Of LundyCountry: United Kingdom
City: Cairo
This little, windswept, granite island lies at the mouth of the Bristol Channel where it meets the Atlantic . Only 5 kilometres (3 miles) long by 0.8 kilometre (1/2 mile) wide, with an area of just over 405 hectares (1,000 acres), it has fewer than 20 permanent residents, employed by the Landmark Trust, which manages the island for the National Trust. There are three lighthouses (two in use), one ... |
Gurk Cathedral & Shrine of St. HemmaCountry: Austria
City: Klagenfurt
In the green valleys of southern Austria, near Klagenfurt, is the pilgrimage town of Gurk. Here, a beautiful 12th-century cathedral is packed with the finest examples of religious art and shelters the shrine of Hemma, a beloved Austrian saint.
The Shrine of St. Hemma in Gurk has been a popular pilgrimage destination since the 11th century. Devotion to the sacred site remains strong, especially a ... |
Eisriesenwelt CavesCountry: Austria
City: Klagenfurt
When Salzburg's weather turns sultry and the streets are crowded with perspiring tourists, it's time to head 40 km (25 miles) south to Werfen, Austria. There, on a mountainside overlooking the Salzach River Valley, you'll find a respite from summer heat in the Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants."
The Eisriesenwelt is a vast underground series of caves with some 42 km (26 miles) of tunnels ... |
M'Zab ValleyCountry: Algeria
City: Klagenfurt
The M’zab Valley is an oasis in the Sahara desert. Located about 500 kilometers south of Algiers in the Ghardaia province of Algeria, the 10-kilometer-long valley contains approximately 3,000 wells that supply 270,000 green date palms with water.
The M’zab Valley has been inhabited since 1012, when M’zabite Berbers, a fiercely independent group of Ibadiyy Muslims, moved to the region in an attemp ... |
The Panjshir ValleyCountry: Afghanistan
City: Klagenfurt
"Soon the valley broadened to half a mile. We crossed the river, now a weaving crystalline band the colour of sapphire, several times on narrow wooden bridges reinforced with lengths of military truck chassis or rusting Russian pontoons ... everywhere these forgotten splinters of what had been the pride of Soviet armour were being absorbed organically back into the land."- Jason Elliot, An Unexpec ... |
Life beyond Mardi Gras!Country: Australia
City: Sydney
Sydney Sydney is the gay and lesbian capital of Australia where you can sunbathe, surf, go to the opera, dine in comfort with your partner and go clubbing - all in one day! Oxford Street is the entertainment hub, with its restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shopping. But Norton Street in Leichhardt and King Street in Newtown are strong rivals. Whatever you want, you'll find it here. You can also en ... |
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