WE ARE INTRODUCING OUR NEW ROAMING PARTNERS GO ON HOLIDAY WITH EUROTEL MOROCCO Itissalat 604 01, MOROCC Mo - Fri 8-20 hours 89.90 CZK/min. Off-peak hours: 78.90 CZK/min. It is not possible to send SMS. International tariff: 5th band 41.62 CZK/min. Embassy of the Czech Republic - tel.: 002127 755420-1 Villa Merzaa km 4.5 Route des Zaers Zanikat Ait Melloul, Soussi B. P. 410 102 00 Rabat 1 Emergency calls: 112 MOROCCO - INVITATION FOR A TRIP FÉS - a town with the most beautiful medina (ancient city quarter), a really splendid town, full of narrow lanes in which you can easily get lost, a town of mosques, little shops and workshops of simple craftsmen in whose hands literally miraculous objects come into existence. But you will really appreciate this feast for the eyes only at the moment when you realize that the life which surrounds you is real. That this is no theatre or open-air museum. A local rarity is the manual treatment and dyeing of leather. Undisturbed, you may observe the little figures who are soaking different kinds of leather in basins, which are tiled and filled with solutions of various colours and joined together to form a sort of large honeycomb. TODRA CANYON On the southern margin of the Atlas Mountains there are two beautiful canyons, each with a green river and an oasis at its bottom - Dadés and Todra. The Todra Canyon at its mouth looks like a narrow valley. In its most beautiful part two perpendicular faces of rocks, 300 m high, come as close 0.5 km to each other, thus creating a corridor several dozen meters wide. The entire bottom of the canyon is covered with a carpet of washed-ashore pebbles, through which a clear stream winds its way. If you want to look into the canyon from above, you must undertake a climb through a parched valley which is full of stones, rocks, dust, scorpions, spiders and sun. However, you will be rewarded by a superb view of the green belt of the oasis lying at the bottom of the zigzagging valley in the distance. TUNISIA Tunicell 605 02 Mo - Sa 7-20 hours    58.80 CZK/min. Off-peak hours: 52,90 CZK/min. It is not possible to send SMS. International tariff: 5th band 41.26 CZK/min. Embassy of the Czech Republic - tel.: 002161781916, 780456 98, Rue de Palestine B. P. 53, 1002 Tunis - Belvedere Emergency calls: 112 TUNISIA - INVITATION FOR A TRIP CARTHAGE - Carthage was destroyed in the year 146 BC. The Romans, however, at the beginning of this era levelled out its ruins and reinforced them with heavy pillars. Then they established a forum on the enlarged plateau. The important archaeological excavations implemented on the site of the former Carthage are documented by the National Museum of Carthage. OPHET - The now quiet residential quarter is a locality where remains of a Punic place of sacrifice (tophet) were discovered during excavations. There were several strata containing urns of approximately 50 000 little children. Firstborn sons were sacrificed to the God of Carthage, Baal Hammon, and beginning from the 5th century to the Goddess Tanit. PUNIC QUARTER Under the remains of the Roman city a Punic structure has been unearthed which documents how ingeniously water was distributed to the houses, some of which were up to six storeys high. BATH OF EMPEROR ANTONINUS PIUS This luxurious bath was built in the years 146-162 in a gorgeous location by the sea. It was the second largest bath in the entire Roman Empire - after the bath in Rome. This is where the cream of the Carthaginian society met to have a bath, to rest and to do business. However, all that has survived of the bath itself are a few huge marble columns. BEY'S SUMMER PALACE This palace, standing next to the bath, is now the residence of the Tunisian President. It is strictly forbidden to take photographs there! ISRAEL Partner Communications Company 425 01 Mo - Su 8-20 hours 85.50 CZK/min. Off-peak hours: 71.80 CZK/min. Dispatching of SMS: 11.10 CZK/min. International tariff: 6th band 62.44 CZK/min. Embassy of the Czech Republic - tel.: 009723 6918282-3 P. O. Box 16361, Zeitlin Str. 23 616664 Tel Aviv Emergency calls: 112 ISRAEL - INVITATION FOR A TRIP JERUSALEM - the capital of Israel, one of the most beautiful cities of the world and for the adherents of three great world religions - Jews, Christians, Muslims - the Holy City. In the middle of Jerusalem lies the Old City, surrounded by walls dating from the 17th century. This is where the cult structures are to be found which attract hundreds of thousands believers every year, making Jerusalem a world place of pilgrimage. WAILING WALL - the most sacred place of all Jewry. This sacred place belongs among the oldest and most worshipped monuments of Jerusalem. This is the only remains of a temple dating from the 10th century BC, founded by the author of the Song of Songs, King Solomon. This section of the wall (originally 500 m, now owing to regional redevelopment only 170 m) was given its name because the Jews once came to this place to lament the destruction of their temple by the Roman Emperor Titus Vespasianus Augustus in 70 AD. It is interesting to have a close look at the Wailing Wall. In the joints of its limestone blocks you can see a lot of little pieces of paper on which wishes, thanks and entreaties are written which are meant for God himself. In the open space in front of the Wall prayers are said every day from early morning till late at night. Men and women pray separately, men's heads must be covered just as women's shoulders and legs. If you want to see for yourselves how important the Wailing Wall is for religious Jews, come here on Friday night. After the sunset men in ceremonial dress come to this place to greet the coming Sabbath with their singing. As this is one of the tender spots of Jerusalem, do not get frightened if you are frisked by the Israel guards before going there. DOME OF THE ROCK - one of the landmarks of Jerusalem which belongs among the three most sacred Islamic shrines. The Dome of the Rock is an octagonal mosque which was erected in 687-91 (it was completely restored in 1956-64 - all the works were financed by the Jordanian King Hussain). It stands on Mt. Moriah from which the winged mare Boraq carried Prophet Mohammed to the seventh heaven where Allah dwells. The external walls of the mosque are 36 meters high, lined with marble and with turquoise- and blue-coloured tiles from Turkey; the gold in the ornaments of the cupolas is Jordanian and the imperceptibly joined carpets are from Saudi Arabia. A calligraphic inscription with the text of the first Sura of the Koran - the Octagon - extends around the entire upper part of the structure. The most beautiful portal is the southern one, while the western portal is the only one through which the mosque is entered. Apart from the Dome of the Rock, there are also the al-Aqsa mosque and the Islamic Museum on the Temple Mount. EGYPT MobiNil Egypt 602 01 MOBINIL Mo - Su 7-20 hours: 85.20 CZK/min. Off-peak hours: 64.20 CZK/min. It is not possible to dispatch SMS. International tariff: 6th band 62.44 CZK/min. Embassy of the Czech Republic - tel: 00202 3485531, 3485469 4, Dokki Street, 125 11 Giza, Cairo Emergency calls: 112 EGYPT - INVITATION FOR A TRIP The Great Pyramids at Giza belong among the seven wonders of the world. The pyramids at Giza are one of the most frequently visited places in the world and the greatest tourist attraction of Egypt. The role of pyramids was always unequivocal. The Egyptians built these huge structures as gigantic mausoleums for their kings, the pharaohs, wishing to transfer their subterranean burial chambers as high on the surface of the earth as possible so that the apexes of these monuments should touch heaven itself and the pharaoh's soul should have a place where to repose. And in the end the Egyptians built not only pyramids, but entire complexes of structures, sepulchral temples, burial chambers, satellite pyramids, valley temples. The burial complex of pyramids at Giza belonged to the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. Access to the pyramids at Giza is from Midan Giza along Pyramids Road, 11 km to the south-west. Only Khufu Pyramid and Khafre Pyramid are open to the public. The largest Egyptian pyramid, the earliest of those which are to be found at Giza, is the Great or Khufu Pyramid. It was completed in the year 2690 BC; its basic dimensions are: height 146.5 m (today 137.2 m), base 230.4 x 230.4 m. It is estimated that it consists of approximately 2.5 mill. limestone blocks weighing 6 mill. tons. The construction of the pyramid itself took approximately 20 years. The building works were done by 100 thous. skilful craftsmen and workers, according to very precise plans, in order to prevent the self- collapse of the entire pyramid. The visit to the interior of the pyramid, especially to the Great Gallery, which is 47 m long and 8.5 m high, is very impressive. THE GREAT SPHINX. This sphinx is in the immediate vicinity of Khafre Pyramid. It is the largest sculpture in the world. From its front paw to its tail it measures 57.3 m; it is 20 m high, its face is more than 4 m wide. It is carved out of a single piece of stone. Every evening a programme on the history of Egypt, accompanied with music and light effects, is staged in the open space under the Great Sphinx. BAB EL-MANSOUR - An enormous gate which is a characteristic feature of the city. Since 1955 it has been used as an art gallery. HOUMT SOUK - "Market Quarter"- Every Monday and Thursday a weekly market takes place in this capital of the Djerba Island. Even though most of the goods sold on this market are souvenirs for tourists, Djerba is renowned also for its weaver's products and its exquisite goldsmith's work.