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Saturday, 24 January 2026
20 facts about Stuttgart
20 facts about Stuttgart
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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Stuttgart
Stuttgart is home to six Fraunhofer universities (the Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization with 75 institutes spread throughout Germany) - this is the second-largest number of research institutions in Germany after Dresden.
In addition to these universities, there is the University of Stuttgart, founded in 1829, which is a ...
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San Gimignano
In San Gimignano, you can eat the most delicious ice cream in the world.
The famous ice cream shop, Galateria Dondoli in Piazza della Cisterna, run by master Sergio Dondoli, ...
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Bruges
Burges is not located directly on the North Sea, it is an inland port connected by canals to Ostend and Zeebrugge, as well as to Ghent.
At one time Bruges was a major port, even though it was not on the sea. It had a connection to it vi ...
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Bratislava
The city's greatest prosperity occurred in the 18th century, during the reign of Maria Theresa Habsburg.
The castle was then expanded, the first theater was founded and the first magazine was published. Nu ...
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world.
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Chicago
While in Chicago, it is worth visiting the Museum of Science and Industry.
It is the largest museum dedicated to science and engineering in this region. In the museum you can ...
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Philadelphia
In 2021, Time magazine named Philadelphia is one of the 100 best places in the world.
In 2016, the city was visited by 42 million domestic tourists, whose stay added $6.8 billion to the city's coffers.
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Paris
Paris is the capital city of France.
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Hamburg
Speicherstadt is the world’s largest warehouse complex in the world.
It is located near the port of Hamburg and during its operation it was used to store coffee, tea, gr ...
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Ghent
Ghent is Belgium's most important university city in terms of student numbers.
About 28.000 people study at the university alone. Many foreign students study in the city.
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24 facts about Bremen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
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