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Wednesday, 25 March 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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Hamburg
In Hamburg, you can visit the deck of a submarine.
Although the name may suggest visiting a German vessel, it is the U-Boat Museum Hamburg.The ship is ...
Ghent
The event grew to become a symbol of Ghent's steadfastness.
To this day, a parade of stroppendragers takes place every year in the city center during Gentse Fee ...
Paris
Despite being one of the most recognizable symbols of Paris, the Eiffel Tower was, and still is, despised for its ugliness by many Parisians.
It is called a scar on the beautiful panorama of the city.
Olomouc
It is the sixth-largest city in the Czech Republic, in terms of population.
The city’s area is 103,33 square kilometers, with a population of 99.496.
Epheseus
A revolt of the union of Greek cities in Asia Minor broke out against Persian rule, to which Ephesus did not join.
The Ionian uprising was bloodily suppressed by Darius I the Great. Ephesus was not destroyed.
Palermo
Palermo is surrounded by a mountain range facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, whose name comes from the city.
The highest peak of the range is La Pizzuta, approximately 1333 meters tall, but historically the mo ...
Bremen
The city center is situated on the Weser dune.
Many of Bremen's sights are located in the Old Town, an oval area surrounded by the river to the sou ...
San Francisco
The city was founded on June 29, 1776 by Spanish colonists.
At first, the fort El Presidio Real de San Francisco was built here. The settlement gained independe ...
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria.
The city is located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Danube River-the second longest river in Europe.
Bratislava
Bratislava (Prešburg) became the capital of Hungary in 1541.
For 300 years, the Gothic St. Martin's Cathedral hosted the coronations of Hungarian kings of the Habsburg dynasty and convened assemblies there. The Hungarian parliament was housed there until 1848.