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Friday, 18 July 2025
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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Florence
Tourism in Florence is by far the most important of all industries, although manufacturing and trade are also very important.
Tourism added approximately €2.5 billion to the city's finances in 2015. From April to October, tour ...
Stuttgart
The origins of Stuttgart date back to the 10th century.
The city, as a stud farm for war horses for his cavalry, was founded in 950 by the Swabian prince Li ...
Olomouc
Olomouc and its surroundings are among the warmest places in the Czech Republic.
It has a lowland, mild climate with no major temperature fluctuations. The coldest month is January, ...
Chicago
The first railroad connecting Chicago with the city of Freeport opened in 1853.
Copenhagen
There are over 400 kilometers of bicycle paths in Copenhagen. Recently, a bicycle highway connecting Copenhagen with the nearby city of Albertslund was launched.
Madrid
Sobrino de Botin, according to the Guinness World Records, the oldest restaurant in the world, is located in Madrid.
Established by a Frenchman Jean Botin and his wife, who fell in love with the local cuisine while tr ...
Los Angeles
In 1781, a group of forty-four settlers known as "Los Pobladores" founded a pueblo they named El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles.
More than half of the settlers were mestizos or mulattoes of African, Amerindian, or European descen ...
Bruges
In 1409, the Huis ter Beurze inn opened in Bruges, which became the first stock exchange and the most developed financial market in the Netherlands in the 15th century.
The city had a thriving banking and trading system. The interests of traders were protected by 21 consuls. The famous Roles de Damme basic maritime code was also established there.
Bremen
As part of her farewell to the Chancellor's office, in November 2021, Angela Merkel visited the Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven.
Part of the Museum is the Emigration Museum, dedicated to the fate of 7 million Europeans, including ...
Kaliningrad
From 1618, Duchy of Prussia was ruled by the Electors of Brandenburg.
In 1657, the Duchy of Prussia became independent from the First Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The ...