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Wednesday, 21 January 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 ...

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Bratislava
Bratislava's location is unusual and peripheral, as it is situated in the southwestern part of the country.
It stretches on two banks of the Danube, at the mouth of the Morava River, and on the hills of the L ...
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Copenhagen
In 2020, the world's first Museum of Happiness opened in Copenhagen.
In 8 exhibition halls, visitors can learn about the idea of happiness and how it was perceived in th ...
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Potsdam
In 1838, the first Potsdam-Berlin railway line in Prussia was opened.
Since 1911, Potsdam had an airship port. The Babelsberg film studio, the first in Germany and the world, was also founded in the Babelsberg district.
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Helsinki
Helsinki covers an area of 715 square kilometers.
The city is divided into eight districts, which are subdivided into 34 basic districts, divided into ...
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Helsinki
A landmark event in the life of Helsinki was the 1952 Olympic Games.
The 1952 Summer Olympics were the last of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in Northern Europ ...
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Dubai
Eating, drinking, and throwing gum are not allowed on Dubai's trains, and people doing it face fines.
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Rome
Rome is home to more than 2,000 fountains.
Although some are large and monumental, such as the Trevi Fountain, most of Rome's fountains are called nasone (fontanella) - small nose-shaped taps designed for drinking.
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Shanghai
Shanghai was a ground for a Japanese invasion in 1932.
Over 18,000 people were killed, injured, or declared missing, and the Zhabei district completely destroyed.
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San Gimignano
In 1990, the historic center of San Gimignano was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The town is also known for its saffron, Golden Ham, pecorino cheese, and Vernaccia di San Gimignano ...
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Chicago
Art lovers will not be disappointed, Chicago has about 60 museums and almost 200 art galleries.
For those craving theater arts, there are over 250 theaters available.
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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 ...
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