Ancient Empires

Athens

GreeceEurope

1 walk

Athens has been continuously inhabited for over 3,400 years — making it one of the world's oldest cities.

Rome

ItalyEurope

34 walks

Rome has more obelisks than Egypt — 13 vs Egypt's 9 remaining ones.

Istanbul

TurkeyEurope

2 walks

Istanbul is the only city in the world that straddles two continents — Europe and Asia.

Cairo

EgyptAfrica

1 walk

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only ancient Wonder of the World still standing — and it was the world's tallest structure for 3,800 years.

Varanasi

IndiaAsia

3 walks

Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world — over 3,000 years old. Mark Twain wrote: 'Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend.'

Kyoto

JapanAsia

4 walks

Kyoto has over 1,600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines — more per square kilometer than any city on Earth.

Lisbon

PortugalEurope

1 walk

Lisbon is built on seven hills and is the westernmost capital city in continental Europe.