Cities

Monday, 4 May 2026
20 facts about Stuttgart
20 facts about Stuttgart
A German city with the highest standard of wealth
Stuttgart is one of the largest agglomerations in Germany, the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a city with a rich wine tradition, the ...

Did you know?

Paris
There are 1 803 statues and 173 museums in the city.
Many objects, such as the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, and the Pompidou Center, are well known worldwide.
Read all facts
Vienna
There are about 800 farms in the Vienna metropolitan area.
More cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, parsley, and chili peppers are harvested here than in the rest of Austria combined.
Read all facts
Vienna
Vienna is home to Austria’s famous Wiener Philharmoniker orchestra and the Wiener Sangerknaben boys’ choir.
Every year on 1st January, the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concerts are broadcast from Vienna. ...
Find out more
Palermo
During World War II, Palermo was heavily bombed by Allied air forces until it was captured during the Allied invasion of Sicily on 22nd July 1943.
The main target of the raids was the port of Palermo, but the surrounding districts also suffered an ...
Find out more
Saint Petersburg
In 1715, the Naval Academy was opened in St. Petersburg, followed ten years later by the Academy of Sciences.
Read all facts
Chicago
While in Chicago, it is worth visiting the Museum of Science and Industry.
It is the largest museum dedicated to science and engineering in this region. In the museum you can ...
Find out more
Epheseus
Ephesus is located in the west of Anatolia - a historical land in Turkey, 6 km from the Aegean Sea.
It is located between the cities of Izmir (formerly Smyrna) and Aydin.
Read all facts
Florence
Florence is the city where the leading representatives of Italian painting, architecture, and sculpture lived and worked.
The following artists worked there: Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Michelangelo, Cimabue (Cenni di Pe ...
Find out more
Stuttgart
In 1952, the city became the major economic, industrial, tourist, and publishing center that it is today.
The Stuttgart area is known for its high-tech industry. Some of the most famous companies include Me ...
Find out more
Philadelphia
In the 1750s, Philadelphia was the largest city and busiest port in British America.
It also became the second-largest city in the entire British Empire after London. As a result of the ...
Find out more
24 facts about Bremen
24 facts about Bremen
A city of tolerance and opportunities
Bremen, a city on the Weser, is located a short distance from its mouth into the North Sea. Its hallmark and pride are the values it has been professi ...
19 facts about Hamburg
19 facts about Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
This beautiful city with old buildings existed already in the early Middle Ages when it served as a center of Christianization. Its city port is one o ...
31 facts about Helsinki
31 facts about Helsinki
The northernmost urban area in the world
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, the third largest city in the Nordic countries. It is the northernmost capital of a European Unio ...
48 facts about Vienna
48 facts about Vienna
One of the greenest cities in the world
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city of imperial palaces, the Viennese waltz, Sacher cake, classical music, and New Year’s concerts by the Vienna ...
31 facts about Bruges
31 facts about Bruges
Cradle of Flemish painting
Bruges is a small Belgian city that, in the Middle Ages, was a commercial and financial powerhouse of this part of Europe. At the time, it was one of ...
21 facts about Palermo
21 facts about Palermo
A city founded by Phoenicians
Palermo is a city founded by the Phoenicians over 2700 years ago. Located in a valley that the Arabs called Conca d’Oro in the 9th century, it is surr ...
19 facts about Olomouc
19 facts about Olomouc
The historic capital of Moravia
Olomouc, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is a beautiful, though not very popular, city. As the capital of Moravia, it has a rich hi ...
17 facts about San Gimignano
17 facts about San Gimignano
The Town of Fine Towers
San Gimignano is a charming town in the heart of Italian Tuscany, which mesmerizes with an unprecedented beauty, fascinating history, and unique chara ...
27 facts about Rome
27 facts about Rome
The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets
The history of Rome has been continuous for 28 centuries, although it is known that the area was inhabited much earlier. Rome is one of the longest in ...
30 facts about Shanghai
30 facts about Shanghai
The Paris of the East
Shanghai is the most eclectic city in China. It combines various architectural styles and is known as the Chinese center of Art Deco. Developing at a ...
23 facts about Paris
23 facts about Paris
City of Light
Paris is very eagerly visited by tourists. It surprises with the number of monuments and architectural marvels from various historical periods. Hundre ...
17 facts about Madrid
17 facts about Madrid
The bear and the strawberry tree
The medieval city dates back to the times when the Moors lived in this area. Situated on the Meseta Central near the Manzanares River, it was an excel ...
16 facts about Cairo
16 facts about Cairo
The city of a thousand minarets
Settlements in the area around today’s Cairo existed over five thousand years ago. Over the years, the city’s surroundings passed from hand to hand—fr ...
Previous