Cities

Saturday, 14 November 2026

A German city with the highest standard of wealth

Stuttgart is one of the largest agglomerations in Germany, the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a city with a rich wine tradition, the ...

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Florence

One of Florence's tourist attractions is Fontana del Porcellino - Il Porcellino - "the piglet".

Il Porcellino is the local nickname for a bronze fountain depicting a wild boar. The figure was carv ...

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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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Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad, as the largest city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, has approximately 45% of the region's total population.

In 2020, the city's population was 489.359, and in the entire urban agglomeration – 800.000. inhabit ...

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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 ...

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Florence

In November 1966, there was a flood in Florence.

Arno flooded part of the center, damaging many works of art. Ponte Vecchio was flooded, and the wate ...

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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.

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San Gimignano

The towers, although a status symbol for their founders, served mainly defensive functions.

They protected the families living in them from invasions, which were quite common in the region in ...

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Los Angeles

The city is divided into over 80 districts and housing estates.

The most famous districts include West Adams, Compton, Watts, Leimert Park, Baldwin Hills, Venice, F ...

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Madrid

The most famous city park is Buen Retiro Park (El Retiro).

In the old days, the royal gardens were located on 120 hectares of the park, but it was not until th ...

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Paris

The Louvre is known for its grand collection of top world-famous works of art, the most prestigious being the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

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24 facts about Bremen

A city of tolerance and opportunities

Bremen, a city on the Weser, is located a short distance from its mouth into the North Sea. Its hallmark and pride are the values it has been professi ...

19 facts about Hamburg

Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

This beautiful city with old buildings existed already in the early Middle Ages when it served as a center of Christianization. Its city port is one o ...

31 facts about Helsinki

The northernmost urban area in the world

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland, the third largest city in the Nordic countries. It is the northernmost capital of a European Unio ...

48 facts about Vienna

One of the greenest cities in the world

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city of imperial palaces, the Viennese waltz, Sacher cake, classical music, and New Year’s concerts by the Vienna ...

31 facts about Bruges

Cradle of Flemish painting

Bruges is a small Belgian city that, in the Middle Ages, was a commercial and financial powerhouse of this part of Europe. At the time, it was one of ...

21 facts about Palermo

A city founded by Phoenicians

Palermo is a city founded by the Phoenicians over 2700 years ago. Located in a valley that the Arabs called Conca d’Oro in the 9th century, it is surr ...

19 facts about Olomouc

The historic capital of Moravia

Olomouc, located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, is a beautiful, though not very popular, city. As the capital of Moravia, it has a rich hi ...

17 facts about San Gimignano

The Town of Fine Towers

San Gimignano is a charming town in the heart of Italian Tuscany, which mesmerizes with an unprecedented beauty, fascinating history, and unique chara ...

27 facts about Rome

The Eternal City hides many fascinating secrets

The history of Rome has been continuous for 28 centuries, although it is known that the area was inhabited much earlier. Rome is one of the longest in ...

30 facts about Shanghai

The Paris of the East

Shanghai is the most eclectic city in China. It combines various architectural styles and is known as the Chinese center of Art Deco. Developing at a ...

23 facts about Paris

City of Light

Paris is very eagerly visited by tourists. It surprises with the number of monuments and architectural marvels from various historical periods. Hundre ...

17 facts about Madrid

The bear and the strawberry tree

The medieval city dates back to the times when the Moors lived in this area. Situated on the Meseta Central near the Manzanares River, it was an excel ...

16 facts about Cairo

The city of a thousand minarets

Settlements in the area around today’s Cairo existed over five thousand years ago. Over the years, the city’s surroundings passed from hand to hand—fr ...