Tag: “Mediterranean Sea”

29 places found.

  1. Historic Port, Quarter & Souks

    The city we know as Byblos in the Western world is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon, called Jbeil (جبيل Ǧubayl) in Arabic. It is believed to have been founded around 5000 BC, and according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Trojan war Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it was the first city ever built, and even today is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world.

    It is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 5:32, referring to the nationality of the builders of Solomon's Temple.

    So, it's old.

  2. Stradun

    The polished limestone pedestrian street through Dubvronik's Old Town is trafficked by tourists and locals alike. Also known as the placa, it starts at the Pile Gate and Fountain Onofrijeva and runs down to the .

  3. Knezev Dvor

    Just south of Luza Square is the Rector's Palace. It was the seat of the Ragusan (previous name for Dubrovnik) government.

  4. Hvar, Croatia

    Hvar is an Island off the coast of Croatia. It's probably the most know out of the whole chain, but still relatively untapped if you ask me...

  5. Marina Warf

  6. Cafe Bar Mlini

    A nice and cozy little beachfront bar on the island of Marinkovac on the Pakleni Otoci archipelago near the town of Hvar, Croatia.

    Take a quick ride over with a passenger ferry and spend a day relaxing in a peaceful cove...

  7. Jounieh, Lebanon

    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.

  8. Baltic Sea

  9. Dead Sea

    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.

  10. Beach de Palm