The Mediterranean Sea dips into the Lebanese countryside in the picturesque Bay of Jounieh.
Jounieh is the capital of the Kerserwan region and is home to the prestigious Casino du Liban, as well as LBC (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation). Also, in only nine minutes, Téléphérique (a cable-car system) transports passengers from Jounieh to an altitude of 650 meters at the Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa.
Croatian city of Dubrovnik endured months of blockade during the civil war that engulfed this small European nation in the 1990s.
Since the end of the war, city has gone through a period of rejuvenation and has become one of the top European tourist destinations.
Photo was captured from the old Imperial fortress high on top of Srd Hill, built during the Napoleonic invasion of the Dalmatian coast.
Stradun square in Dubrovnik's old town is really just a very wide street that makes an L shaped turn within the old city walls.
In the background you see the Srdj mountain rising above the city.
This beautiful cathedral is one of the many places you have to see if you visit Dubrovnik. It holds many beautiful paintings dating back to the days of the republic.
A Mediterranean oasis in Italy.
The Dead Sea (Hebrew: יָם הַמֶּלַח, Yām Ha-Melaḥ, "Sea of Salt"; Arabic: ألبَحْر ألمَيّت, al-Baḥrᵘ l-Mayyitⁱ, "Dead Sea") is a salt lake between the West Bank and Israel to the west, and Jordan to the east. At 420 metres (1,378 ft) below sea level,[2] its shores are the lowest point on Earth that are on dry land.
Palm beach at Preveli - so unknown like from the movie "The Beach".
The sea from the boat's observation deck. (I)