Flags of the World | Lebanon

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The State of Greater Lebanon was a state declared on 1 September 1920, which became the Lebanese Republic in May 1926, and is the predecessor of modern Lebanon.

The flag of Lebanon was adopted on December 7, 1943, when the country gained independence from France.

Church of the Archangel Michael, Dębno | Poland

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St. Michael Archangel's Church in Dębno is a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Dębno dating from the fifteenth-century.

The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became status symbols.

Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Six churches are listed:
- Church of the Archangel Michael, Binarowa
- Church of All Saints, Blizne
- Church of the Archangel Michael, Dębno
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Archangel Michael, Haczów
- Church of St Leonard, Lipnica Murowana
- Church of St Philip and St James the Apostles, Sękowa

Rapa Nui | Chile

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Easter Island covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean, and is located some 2,300 miles from Chile's west coast and 2,500 miles east of Tahiti. Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world.

Known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, the island was christened Paaseiland, or Easter Island, by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in honor of the day of their arrival in 1722. Easter Island is world-famous for the 887 large stone statues, or moai.

Rapa Nui National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Togean Islands | Indonesia

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The Togian (or Togean) Islands are an archipelago of 56 islands and islets, in the Gulf of Tomini, off the coast of Central Sulawesi, in Indonesia. There are 37 villages on the islands, with one settled by the Bajau people, more commonly known as the sea gypsies.

Medellin | Colombia

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Medellín is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá. Twenty-five years ago, Time magazine dubbed Colombia’s Medellin “the most dangerous city on earth”.

Today Medellin is a delightful place of law-abiding entrepreneurial folk. With an economy that is among the fastest growing on the continent, it is one of the great success stories of Latin America.

Chūson-ji Temple | Japan

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Chūson-ji (中尊寺) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The temple was founded in 850.

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Bobo Dioulasso Grand Mosque | Burkina Faso

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The second largest city in Burkina Faso is Bobo-Dioulasso. The amazing Bobo Dioulasso Grand Mosque is impressive representative of the traditional Sudano-Sahelian architecture, most likely – the largest building in this style in Burkina Faso. It was built in the end of the 19th century as a result of political deal between local king and Islamic religious leader.

Sea Turtles in Nicaragua

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For nearly 6 months out of the year (roughly from July to December), hundreds of thousands of rare sea turtles return to the same beach in which they were born to lay millions of eggs.

There are other places in the world that bear witness to turtle hatching, but Nicaragua is one of only four countries where turtle hatchings occur on such a large scale.

Flags of the World | Kyrgyzstan

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The flag of Kyrgyzstan consists of a red field charged with a yellow sun that contains a depiction of a yurt (traditional tent). The flag was adopted in 1992.

Flags of the World | Kazakhstan

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The national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background.
The Flag of Kazakhstan was adopted in 1992.

Syracuse Piazza Duomo | Italy

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Piazza Duomo, in the center of the island of Ortigia, is considered to be one of the most beautiful Baroque piazzas in Sicily.

Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Jesuit Missions | Paraguay

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Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue are part of a series of 30 missions in the Río de la Plata basin established by the the Jesuits during the 17th and 18th centuries. Seven of these missions were located in Paraguay and the rest in the present-day countries of Argentina and Brazil.

Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Palace of Mafra | Portugal

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The Mafra National Palace is a monumental Baroque and Neoclassical palace-monastery located in Mafra, Portugal. Construction began in 1717 under King John V of Portugal and was completely concluded in 1755.

Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada) is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Town of Cuenca | Spain

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Built by the Moors in a defensive position at the heart of the Caliphate of Cordoba, Cuenca is an unusually well-preserved medieval fortified city.

Historic Walled Town of Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Thisted | Denmark

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Thisted is a city in northwestern Jutland, Denmark. It dates from the 14th century and used to be a busy port for local commerce on the Limfjorden. The city’s small brewery, Thisted Bryghus, is one of its main attractions.

São Nicolau Waterfall | São Tomé and Príncipe

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"São Nicolau’s waterfall waters flow in the midst of the green forest, refreshing the mountain hill. This is definitely a place you should not miss, a location where the best that Nature has to offer can be enjoyed.

Passing through small villages and narrow paths you’ll reach the waterfall: take your time to breath in and relax. Enjoy the sound and splendor of the water falling, allied with the tweeting of birds and all the surrounding harmony, which will help you fully recharge your vitality."

Jodrell Bank Observatory | United Kingdom

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Jodrell Bank is one of the world's leading radio astronomy observatories. The observatory was established in 1945 by Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester. The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world.

Jodrell Bank Observatory is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Flags of the World | Timor-Leste

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The flag of East Timor was adopted in 2002. It is the same as the flag that was originally adopted when the country declared its independence from Portugal in 1975, nine days before being invaded by Indonesia.

Bern, capital of Switzerland

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In 1848 Bern was chosen by the first Swiss Parliament to be the Federal Capital of Switzerland. In 1983 the historic old town in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sevilla | Spain

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Seville (Sevilla in Spanish) is the fourth-largest city in Spain.

Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The cathedral with its five naves is the largest Gothic building in Europe. It houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.

Archaeological site of Yin Xu | China

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The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City, some 500 km south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC). It testifies to the golden age of early Chinese culture, crafts and sciences, a time of great prosperity of the Chinese Bronze Age.

Yin Xu is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Giglio Island | Italy

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Giglio Island (Isola del Giglio), is a small island in the Tuscan Archipelago, the group of seven islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea near the coast of Tuscany. The main islands are Capraia, Elba, Giannutri, Giglio, Gorgona, Montecristo and Pianosa. Here you see a mapcard.

Thank you so much Gian Luca and Rafaella!

Mount Oberlin | USA

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Mount Oberlin (2,494 m) is located in Glacier National Park in the state of Montana, USA. When you look closely you see Bird Woman Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in Glacier National Park.

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park is a UNESCO World Heritage sit.

Flags of the World | Ukraine

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The first national flag for Ukraine was adopted in 1848 by revolutionaries who wanted its western parts to be freed from Austro-Hungarian rule. They based their flag, consisting of equal horizontal stripes of yellow over blue, on the colours of the coat of arms used by the city of Lviv.

Flags of the World | Turkey

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The Flag of Turkey was adopted in 1844. The first use of the current flag design was in 1793.