Cities

In the second half of the 20th century, an Austrian archaeological mission cleaned up the ruins of St. John's Basilica and rebuilt the confession (the tomb of a saint, martyr or the vestibule leading to his tomb placed under the main altar, or the altar) of St. John.

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria.

Tallinn is 82 km from Helsinki, 280 km from Riga, 314 km from St. Petersburg, 380 km from Stockholm, 530 km from Vilnius, and 800 km from Oslo.

In the early 19th century, the architecture of St. Petersburg was dominated by Russian classicism, which combined European classicism with elements of native construction.

Helsinki was founded as the trading city of Helsingforst by King Gustav I of Sweden on 12th June 1550.

It was a battle referred to as the “Battle of the Golden Spurs.”

Franco Zeffirelli used San Gimignano as Assisi in his films.

San Gimignano was founded thanks to St. Gimignano, the bishop of Modena.

The Arno River, which runs through the old part of the city, is deeply embedded in the history of Florence.

The city lies at the mouth of the Leie River (also called Lys River) into the Scheldt (a river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands).