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Maijishan is an amazing cave complex in China in Gansu province, 45 km from the city of Tianshui. The complex is famous for the fact that there are over 7,200 sculptures in 194 caves, as well as about 1,300 km2 of various frescoes. The name of the mountain translates as "Wheat Mountain", and the fi...

Colomares is a castle created in the resort town of Benalmadena in honor of the five hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus. The architecture of the castle amazes even sophisticated travelers. In the castle, the author of the project wanted to combine the entire culture of med...

The ancient Castle of St. George is located on a high hill in the historical center of Lisbon. In ancient times, the fortress was well fortified and served as protection for the Romans, Visigoths and Moors. The castle was named after St. George, the patron saint of England. In 1386, King John I of ...

Medanos is one of Venezuela's national parks, spread over 91,280 km2. In fact, the park is a desert, the dunes of which stretch up to 30 km, and reach a height of 40 meters. The park is located near the town of Koro on the road leading to the Paraguana Peninsula. The park includes the isthmus of Me...

The Barossa Valley is the main wine-growing region of Australia. The name of the area comes from the Barossa Range, named after the British victory over the French in the village of the same name in 1811. About 150 vineyards and 70 wine cellars are concentrated in the 912 km2 valley. Some cellars ar...

Lascaux (Lascaux) is a cave in France with rock paintings dating back about 20,000 years ago. Sometimes the cave is called the "Sistine Chapel of primitive Painting", because a huge number of engravings and images have been perfectly preserved here. In 1979, the cave, along with the historical sites...

Kalambo is a picturesque waterfall on the river of the same name, located on the border of Tanzania and Zambia. The size of the waterfall is simply amazing, because it rises to 427 meters, and the width depends on the rainy season and ranges from 3 to 20 meters. The first time Europeans visited her...

Tanganyika is the largest lake in Africa, located on the territory of 4 states: Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia and Congo. In addition, it is one of the deepest lakes with a maximum depth of 1,470 meters. It is second only to Lake Baikal in depth. According to one version, the name of the lake comes from...

Villa Adriana is an architectural masterpiece of the Roman Empire, built especially for Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli. The villa includes 30 buildings spread over an area of more than 1 km2. Today, the architectural complex has been severely destroyed, but this has not prevented UNESCO from listing Vill...

The Great Ocean Road is the main attraction of Victoria in Australia. Almost the entire road runs near the coast, only in a few places it goes deeper into the continent. In 2011, the road was added to the Australian National Heritage Register. The road starts in the town of Torquay and ends in Alla...