Cities

American writer Edgar Allan Poe spent six very productive years in Philadelphia.

In the 19th century, a chocolate cake was created in Vienna by Franz Sacher, which is a kind of showcase of the city, and its characteristic elements.

According to tradition, Joseph of Arimathea brought the legendary cup called the Holy Grail to Glastonbury.

Rome is home to Europe's largest film studio, Cinecittà.

It has its own dialect.

In the 15th century, an important figure for Florence was Girolamo Savonarola - a Dominican, religious and political reformer, who was considered a heretic and schismatic by the Catholic Church.

The city has about 11.000 boat moorings.

He also transformed Sanssouci Park into his summer residence.

One of the most important monuments in Bruges is the one commemorating the events from below Kortrijk, the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

In 1711, the plague swept through Copenhagen and killed 20.000 of the city's inhabitants.