Feb 18, 2011

Greek island of Santorini

A small island, with an interesting history and is dominated by uncertainty, Of the finest tourist areas in the world, landscapes are unmatched Before that I am talking about, let me ask you before its inception, its history and name Thousands of years ago and before Christmas, there was a large island called beautiful Stroggili (Which means "pie" in relation to the form of a round the island), inhabited by many people throughout the ages. This island has embraced one of the oldest civilizations in Europe, namely civilization Alminocp And belonging to the Bronze Age, and raised on the island of Crete near Stroggili, where this famous Civilization flourished greatly and became the most important civilizations in history. But prosperity did not last long. In 1500 BC was Stroggili to a volcanic eruption so massive To the extent that some saw as the reason for the collapse of civilization Alminocp. This volcanic eruption Led to the sinking of Centre Island Stroggili. Then successively calamities on this island, where she was the first of many Earthquakes that destroyed a large part of the remaining ones. The island, which was previously Has its own form round became closer to the horseshoe-shape or the crescent, which Was characterized by large size has become a collection of small islands. After they are settled by the Dorians of ancient tribes in Greece and fired By the name of the alphabet using Thera Alvenkip and built the city on behalf of the island in Part of the north-east at a high place. After emergence and development of the island joined the Peloponnesian War of the city of Thera Sparta Sparta and subject to control. Thera then expanded trade relations with the rest of the islands And cities in Greece, including the Thera is located in the middle of the Aegean, the commercial center Esbges Important and an important naval base. Thira also subject to the authority of the Byzantine and Alivencip, And immediately after and signed under the authority of the Turks until the Greek revolution and independence. 1956 Thera was an earthquake led to the destruction of many villages. This Aldzerposmha now Santorini, Featuring the island, which lies in the far south of the archipelago Greek in the Mediterranean beauty charming despite Its small size, it is also undermine the special attention of archaeologists Who continue digging there after that resulted in the excavation work for a previous The discovery of traces of one of the oldest civilizations in history. The scientists Tnguibathm through this, to check if they The island is the same location that sank the continent (Atlantis) Lost, That continent which is believed to have been advanced civilization, but it sank in After that ..... The island is full of shrines, tourist and scenic cliffs and shopping areas And houses with the traditional character of the same granular, In addition to the archaeological museum contains collections dating back to the third century BC and include many of the statues and pots and other Effects which bear the stamp of the two periods Hellenism and Romanian.



























Tourism in Albania

Albania (Albanian: Shqipëri), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë) is a country located in South-Eastern Europe. Bounded on the north-west of Montenegro and Kosovo to the north-east and the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and south-east. Overlooking the country on the Adriatic Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the south-west. Is less than 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Italy across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic and the Ionian Sea. Albania is a member of the United Nations and NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization and the Organization of Islamic Conference and a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean. Albania is a potential candidate for accession to the European Union since January 2003 and formally applied for EU membership in April 28, 2009. Albania is a parliamentary democracy and economy in transition. Home to the Albanian capital Tirana, about 607 467 people out of 2,986,952 people in the country, as it is also the financial capital of the country. Free-market reforms opened the country to foreign investment, particularly in the area of energy development and transport infrastructure. Albania was selected among the top ten countries in the list of Lonely Planet in 2011.

Luxor, the cradle of civilizations:
Luxor city of history and culture in Egypt, which have their roots deep in history, a witness to the greatness of the Egyptian man who Baalovernm Sama, and the arts since seven thousand years, which is an open university of human history in different coccobacillus prehistory to the modern era Luxor is located within the territory of South Upper Egypt between latitudes 25-36 -32-33 north east and away: * A distance of 670 km south of Cairo * A distance of 220 km north of Aswan * A distance of 280 km south-west of Hurghada It consists of two parts Luxor mainland eastern and western mainland separated by the River Nile, was called on the mainland eastern city neighborhoods in the Pharaonic era, where religious temples and palaces of kings and the general public was called on the mainland west of the city where the dead and funerary temples Almfaber Luxor historical status: Luxor is an open university of human history since the age of prehistoric and Pharaonic era to the Islamic era through Balasraleonany Varomany Valqubty. The colorful names that ousted them since ancient times ... Fired by (Oyono wax) any Sun City, South distinguish it from the Northern City of the Sun (Ein Shams now) (And AST) in the sense scepter mark monarchy, an expression of the degree of power enjoyed by this city. (Newt) any of the city. (Father, bilateral), referring to parts of the city, who were bringing together the north and the Temple of Karnak Temple of Luxor in the south. (Nu Amun), a name which is mentioned by the Torah, which means the city of Amun. (Luxor), and this designation came after the Islamic conquest of Egypt when the Arabs dazzling palaces, His Excellency Hmok Srouhha, Vosmoha this name, a collection of word (Palace). ***************** Luxor is the greatest open-air museum in the world, there is almost no place where the impact of, and there were many whose names he released under the name «And AST» during the New Kingdom 1567 1085 BC and the name means scepter, a sign of royal government, an expression of how much authority they had enjoyed the city was the capital of a bank that time and mutation of the name to the «good», which he described «Homer» poet Greeks city cent Gate, as also called «New Amun», a name mentioned in the Torah, which means The city of Amun. Finally Alihaarab fired after the Islamic conquest of Egypt name «Luxor» any city palaces, so when His Excellency Behroa Hmok Srouhha palaces, and that was the name that has remained to this day. The Luxor seat of government during the 4 centuries of time and it was called Upper Egypt reverse the map now, so were those effects which are constructed of sandstone and granite and remaining until now to tell us many stories about civilization age of 9 thousand years will not be lost by the warm sun Nile does not flow around it, but it increased the commercial market, and luxury hotels. All visits that can be played in Luxor Special In particular visit: «Mummification Museum» Visitors Center, which is the first of its kind in the world and includes 150 pieces of antiquities between mummies and coffins and embalming tools used by the ancient Egyptian physician and paintings representing funerary rituals. ************** «Temples of Karnak»: that sang her music late Mohamed Abdel Wahab, one of the greatest places of worship in history and known to the ancient Egyptians as (any bot any flattened) any more places long history, and includes many of the temples which has never existed, including the temple of the god «Amon »Gods and his wife« death ». You can listen to the history of the temples of Karnak and the story through the program of «sound and light» using light, music and words in Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. **************** * Tombs of the Valley of the Kings and Queens * As for the tombs of the Valley of the Kings and Queens are the graves by the kings and queens of the modern state Bnanha in the soles of the rock in this valley to be Baidpan futility of the thieves, and most important of these graves cemetery «Tutankhamun» dating back to 1352 BC and was discovered in 1922 talk all over the world, in addition to the tomb of Seti I and Ramses III and Ramses VI and the tomb of Amenhotep II and the tomb of Horemheb and Tuthmosis III. The tombs of the Valley of the Queens more famous cemetery where the tomb of Nefertari, which is rich in carvings and mural paintings of living in addition to Mkabraleshrav and tombs Diralmedinp.
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Aswan
 Aswan is the gateway to the South of probation, a link between the two parts of the Nile Valley north and south of a point of contact between Egypt and Africa. It is another Upper Egypt in the south, and called it the ancient Egyptians (Sono) any market, where the commercial area and the station trade caravans coming from Alnobpalkadimp. The character of that name to the Greeks (O) and then released by the Copts (Swan) that the Arabs came in the sixth century AD Vntqoha (Aswan).
County is located south of Aswan, Arab Republic of Egypt and gives it its special nature, where it is characterized by the presence of yellow sand and green land and clear water, so it is a great model for all artists and authors as they work in an atmosphere of calm and beauty surrounding it.
"You can not visit the city of Alaqsrbdon visit Aswan where the faces of black laughter and sunshine and warm Almessahpalsgerp that force you to travel on foot especially on the banks of the River Nile, where its location and watch« Filokp »and listening to Nubian music where Memklp Gosh old who was stretching next to the Nile from Aswan to Khartoum in the south of the Nubians are still customs and traditions and their architecture and their own language. And includes the Nuba dozens of archaeological sites of significance and there are 24 synagogues in addition to the forts and graves that were threatened by waters of the High Dam, including Dndor and Lycian, deliberately, and Wadi Sbua were taken mostly from their posts and the most famous temples «Welle» and «Kalabsha» and «Abu Simbel» Now you can to explore the New Nubia through cruise on Lake Nasser and see those temples with ease, in addition to travel between monasteries, museums, Mhahdpsud higher, but you can not visit Aswan own without a tour of the private market and purchase caps decorated with carvings and baskets made of wicker, as well as buy spices and perfumes coming from its territory and not found elsewhere is Aswan and tea in the cafés and distinctive in Fterpalmads am after curfew between raised and islands, and most of these islands: Island plant which is a botanical garden full of plants and trees from all Anhalm located in the middle of the River Nile near the island of Alventin is exposed to natural plants and Ashjaralamnatq Alharpoualemdarip. ************* Island Alventin * The Island Alventin was one of the strongest forts on the border of southern Egypt and are currently situated in front of Hotel Cataract was Mabboudha is «the god Khnum» and near this place there is a measure of the Nile which was built by the ancient Egyptians, believing that this place is close to the source of the Nile and there near the temple Khanom is located on the island cemetery and Greco-Roman temple «Sataat» built by Queen Hatshepsut. and displays the story of this temple in the sound and light shows at night where the buildings reflect the light and volcanic rocks on the water surrounding the temple. * Movement in Aswan and can access all of the «Kom Ombo» and «Edfu» By Nile cruises steamboats tourist Bafilokp Aopaltriv road and you will find a temple «Haroaeris» and «Subic Ptolemaic» near Kom Ombo, where the Ardmrtfp beside the Nile, surrounded by sugar cane fields , and because the temple shared between all of the good doctor «Haro Aires» The crocodile god «Subic» then your entrance has a double-double in addition to the Holy of Holies, and reliefs on the walls drawing shows the surgical equipment is old and bone saws, tools for the treatment of teeth and is located near this place three mummified crocodiles and is now in the cabin of Hathor. ************* Edfu: It is situated at a distance of 105 km from Aswan almost, but he has the best Temple, one of the milestones that are keen to see them all interested in or passionate about archeology, has built the temple over a period of rule 6 of the Ptolemies, and was dedicated to the worship of «god Horus», which a hawk head and then the discovery of the main building, which includes Bhoomayp and there are many reliefs, including drawing a gala meeting beautiful, which is a return link to the annual between Horus and his wife Hathor, also includes a fee prominent on the roof of the gods Tut in the cabin, where it also contains the measurement of the Nile and the field an offering, said at its entrance. We can not leave without a visit to Aswan Temple «Kalabsha» after being transferred to its present location in 1970 with other effects of the episode where this building was built El Embrator «Octavius August» And at the same time transfer Krtasi compartment with two columns Itugema head of Hathor, and now the temple is located near Lake Nasser and in the vicinity of it there are other signs of Nubian of Ramses II carved into the hillsides show its military strength **************** . Temple «Abu Simbel»: that was rescued moving to its current site was a historic event, when the exposure temples of drowning in a lake Nasserbesbb the establishment of the High Dam got Aovernmpalmbarp the support of UNESCO and started rescue operation in 1964 and continued until 1968 has been, during which decoding temples and raising them a distance of 60 meters, the highest rock sandstone temples where fairs have since more than 3000 years old were taken and assembled in the same situation, distances, and the previous format in the new place and held Mount Industrial coverage of Nefertari in order to view them and think they are one temple.