Church of the Nativity with the Nativity Grotto

Nave of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem

Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem might be the oldest continuously operating church in the world. It was first built around 326-330 AD or a bit later over the presumed birthplace of Jesus.

Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv

Assumption Cathedral in Kharkiv

The former main church of Kharkiv. The current church was constructed in the Baroque style from 1771 to 1783. The 89.5 m tall bell tower was built in Neoclassicism style in 1821-1841.

Centre of Florence

Centre of Florence

The birthplace of modern Europe in the 13th – 14th century, when the Renaissance started there. The highest concentration of art in the world.

Qirqbize church

Qirqbize house church

One of the oldest church buildings in the world, a ruin of a possible early 4th-century church in the abandoned Byzantine village of Qirqbize.

Rundale Palace

Rundāle Palace, Latvia

The most magnificent historical palace in Latvia, a Baroque structure that was built in 1736-1768 for the Duke of Courland and Semigallia. Surrounded by gorgeous gardens.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Etchmiadzin Cathedral

The main church in Armenia and, possibly, the oldest cathedral in the world. The first church was built, reportedly, in 301 – 303 AD, but the construction of the current church was started in 483 AD.

Riga Cathedral

Riga Cathedral

The largest medieval church in the Baltic states. It was constructed in 1211 and extended in later times. The current Baroque tower was constructed in 1775.

Jerusalem Old City

Jerusalem Old City

One of the most important and holiest cities in world history, one of the oldest cities with hundreds of monuments of world importance.

Zerelia Lakes

The eastern Zerelia Lake

Two small lakes – Great Zerelia and Small Zerelia. According to geological research, both could be created by meteorite impact some 12 000 – 8 000 years ago.

Monastery of Saint Anthony

Monastery of Saint Anthony

A Coptic monastery and the oldest continuously operating Christian monastery in the world. Saint Antony started to live in a small cave there around 311 AD and some decades later his disciples joined.