Agra is a city in the state of Uttah Pradesh in the central region of India. The city lies on the banks of the river Yamuna and has more than 1.7 million inhabitants. Agra was the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1526 to 1648…
Hampi is located in the Indian state of Karnataka and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The princes Hukka and Bukka founded the “largest open air museum” Hampi in the 14th century. Once the glittering capital of the Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1565), it still displays the…
Old Goa, also called Velha Goa, is located in the West Indian state of Goa. This historical city was the capital of the Portuguese colony for a long time. Up to 300,000 inhabitants lived in it. Several malaria epidemics hit the city. The worst of…
Aurangabad is a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and has more than 1 million inhabitants. The city was founded in 1610 under the name Kharki by the Ethiopian general, politician and engineer Malik Ambar. Between 1682 and his death in 1707, the…
Anuradhapura is the capital of the North Central Province in Sri Lanka and is located in the driest area of the country. For more than 1.000 years it was considered the royal seat of the island. It is estimated that more than 100.000 people were…
With a population of 22.8 million, Mumbai is the largest city in India and one of the most populated cities in the world. The city is located on India’s central-western coast along the Arabian Sea and is an important port and commercial city. Mumbai is…
Polonnaruwa is located in the northern central province of Sri Lanka. After the fall of Anuradhapura in 993, the city became the capital of the country. Today it is a fantastic UNESCO listed archaeological park with impressive dagobas, temples and Buddha statues. The majority of…
Kotor is an old Mediterranean port city at the southeastern end of the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. The city and its bay surrounded by rugged cliffs are the most visited tourist region of Montenegro. Kotor’s medieval old town is probably the biggest attraction for…
Colombo is the biggest city in Sri Lanka and also a thriving port city that already attracted merchants and sailors from Persia and Africa. Until 1982 Colombo served as the country’s capital, but lost this status to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, a suburb of Colombo, which…
Kashan is s a city located in the province of Isfahan in the central highlands of Iran. The scenic appeal of Kashan is largely due to the contrast between the mountainous landscape and the nearby desert. Benefiting from the good climate, there is a distinct…