Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago de Compostela

In the the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City, in Rome, you can admire the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, on the chapel ceiling.

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The name Israel derives from the name given to Jacob (Old Testament).

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The New York Times recommends Beirut (Beyrouth) as the first place to visit in 2009.

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Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev was named after the 6th-century Hagia Sophia cathedral in Constantinople (dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of God). The first foundations were laid in 1037, but the cathedral took two decades to complete.