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Saturday, 2 May 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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San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a walled medieval town in the province of Siena in Tuscany in north-central Italy.
It covers an area of 138 square kilometers and is located on a hill in the valley of the Elsa River– ...
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Vienna
Vienna is the only metropolis in the world that has significant vineyards within the city limits.
Vines are grown there by about 400 growers on an area of about 700 hectares, with white wine in 80 p ...
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Bremen
It is an important cultural and economic center in northern Germany.
There are many historical galleries and museums in the city (including the Bremen Overseas Museum - a natural history and ethnographic museum).
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Tallinn
As an important trading port between Russia and Scandinavia, Tallinn became a target for expansion by the Teutonic Order and Denmark.
In 1219, the city was conquered by the Danish king Waldemar II the Victorious, who ordered the exist ...
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Vienna
The history of the waltz, also known as the “Viennese” waltz, is also connected with Vienna.
Its existence as a salon dance began in 1815, during the Congress of Vienna (due to the numerous bal ...
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Vienna
In the 16th century, the Reformation period began in Vienna.
This religious-political-social movement initiated by Martin Luther, aimed at the renewal of Christi ...
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Copenhagen
The oldest amusement park is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen.
The Bakken amusement park was created in 1583. The second oldest park in the world is Tivoli, also located in Copenhagen.
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Stuttgart
The Stuttgart area currently has the highest concentration of scientific, academic, and research organizations in Germany.
No other region in Germany registers as many patents and designs as Stuttgart. Almost 45 percent of ...
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Helsinki
Helsinki, together with the neighboring cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, make up the so-called Capital Regin.
The Capital Region, a metropolitan area, is considered Finland’s only metropolis. It extends over an ...
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Munich
Munich has always been an important center for Bavarian cuisine.
It was here that Munich Weisswurst was created in 1857 - a local white sausage, the pride of the cit ...
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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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