Cities

Thursday, 23 April 2026
37 facts about Saint Petersburg
37 facts about Saint Petersburg
A city of many names
It was a dream and a matter of prestige for the Romanov dynasty to gain access to the Baltic Sea and build a metropolis to testify to Russia's emergin ...

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Cairo
Cairo is the 37th most popular tourist destination.
In 2019, it was visited by 6,81 million tourists, more than half of all visitors to Egypt.
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Bratislava
From the 10th century until 1918, Bratislava was part of Hungary and was then called Pozsony.
Then King Stephen I of Hungary, also known as the Hungarian (the first Hungarian ruler crowned king), brought German settlers there and started building a defensive castle.
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Glastonbury
According to another legend, Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Glastonbury by boat.
When getting out of it, he struck the ground with his staff, and the staff miraculously took root, becoming a thorn bush that still blooms during Easter and Christmas in the abbey.
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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 ...
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Bratislava
City rights were granted to Bratislava in 1291.
It became a royal city, surrounded by the king's patronage and protectorate. This resulted in the ra ...
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Ghent
The first steam train arrived in Ghent on September 28, 1837.
In 1874, streetcars appeared on the streets - horse-drawn at first, and electric since 1905.
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Ghent
A new Ghent-Bruges waterway was built, which was later extended to the ports of Ostend and Dunkirk.
It was used by some 50.000 people a year, and one of the most prominent passengers was Czar Peter the Great of Russia.
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Los Angeles
The coastal areas of modern Los Angeles were originally inhabited by the Tongva (Gabrielenos) and Chumash Indian tribes.
Ultimately, the city was founded in the village of iyaanga or Yaanga (meaning "place of poison oak") by the Spanish.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles has the most museums per capita of any city in the world.
There are 841 museums and art galleries in Los Angeles County. It houses, among others, the Los Ange ...
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San Francisco
From 1934 to 1963, there was a famous maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island.
Before Alcatraz became a federal prison, there was a US Army base, forts, and, from the 1860s, a pri ...
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24 facts about Potsdam
24 facts about Potsdam
The residence of the Prussian kings
Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg. Due to its historical past, it is an international city, which is also reflected in the diversity of city partn ...
24 facts about Kaliningrad
24 facts about Kaliningrad
Königsberg
Kaliningrad is the capital and largest city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost federal subject of Russia. The former German capital of East Pr ...
27 facts about Tallinn
27 facts about Tallinn
One of the most intelligent cities in the world
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, home to one-third of the country's population. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland ...
37 facts about Los Angeles
37 facts about Los Angeles
One of the most influential cities in the world
Los Angeles, the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, was founded in 1781 when a group of settlers founded a p ...
22 facts about Munich
22 facts about Munich
Not only beer and sausage
Munich is Germany's southernmost large city. His coat of arms depicts a monk with raised arms in black robes. The choice of the symbol is not accident ...
44 facts about Ghent
44 facts about Ghent
City of three towers
Ghent is one of Belgium's most visited cities by tourists. This beautiful old Flanders city combines dignity, beauty, culture, and creativity. It is a ...
16 facts about Glastonbury
16 facts about Glastonbury
The Legend of Avalon
Glastonbury - one of the most mysterious places in England. This place attracts people with various interests. Romantics come here because of the lege ...
24 facts about Dubai
24 facts about Dubai
Reportedly, Dubai's only limitation is human imagination
Located on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that have made up the United Arab Emirates since 1971. The city ...
34 facts about Chicago
34 facts about Chicago
From an Indian settlement to one of the largest cities in the USA
It is one of the largest American cities and one of the most important business areas. It is inhabited by a large number of people with Polish roots, ...
26 facts about Copenhagen
26 facts about Copenhagen
The capital of Denmark
It is considered the happiest city in the world. It is a paradise for cyclists, whom you can meet a lot here as they travel along the countless bicycl ...
30 facts about Epheseus
30 facts about Epheseus
One of the greatest ancient cities
Ephesus is probably the best-preserved ancient city in the Mediterranean. Founded in the most beautiful corners of Western Anatolia, during its heyday ...
14 facts about Bratislava
14 facts about Bratislava
The largest city in Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital and largest city in Slovakia. Although it is one of the youngest capitals in the world, the city's history dates back to ant ...
15 facts about San Francisco
15 facts about San Francisco
Oro en Paz, Fierro en guerra
San Francisco is located on the west coast of the United States at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. It began to develop dynamically in ...
22 facts about Philadelphia
22 facts about Philadelphia
"City of Brotherly Love"
Philadelphia is one of the most important and historically rich cities in the United States, the first capital of the US.Founded for religious toleran ...
34 facts about Florence
34 facts about Florence
The cradle of the Renaissance
Florence is the capital of Tuscany and its most populated city. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the richest cities of that era. Many scientists ...
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