Cities

The first non-Indian settler to arrive in these lands was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.

Stuttgart is the only city in Germany where grapes are grown in an urban area, mainly in the districts of Rotenberg, Uhlbach, and Untertürkheim.

Health care in Dubai is of a very high standard.

In the Old Town there is a Gothic town hall from the 15th century with a facade in the Weser Renaissance style - it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.

The oldest tree in Madrid is the Montezuma cypress.

Tallinn is visited by 4.3 million tourists every year.

One of Vienna’s most important sites, Graben Square, is home to the baroque Trinity Column, known as the Moor Column.

In San Gimignano, you can eat the most delicious ice cream in the world.

There is a widespread opinion that in Bienna you can drink good coffee only “at the Italian’s.”

San Gimignano’s downfall came in 1348, when the city was hit by an epidemic of plague (the Black Death).