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Friday, 27 February 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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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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Vienna
Due to the constant Turkish threat, the city’s fortifications began to expand in the mid-16th century.
These defensive walls were dismantled after Franz Joseph took power in Vienna and the Austro-Hungari ...
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Stuttgart
Beer and wine produced in Stuttgart since the 17th century, as well as Swabian cuisine, are now known throughout Germany and beyond.
In 2009, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the European Union would officially recognize Ma ...
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Rome
The first shopping mall was built in Rome.
Between 107 and 110 AD, Emperor Trajan built a shopping center called Mercato di Traiano. It had several levels and more than 150 shops selling everything from food to household goods to clothing.
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Glastonbury
According to another legend, Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Glastonbury by boat.
When getting out of it, he struck the ground with his staff, and the staff miraculously took root, becoming a thorn bush that still blooms during Easter and Christmas in the abbey.
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Bruges
Bruges of the 15th century was a place where many artists, bankers, and other prominent personalities from all over Europe gathered.
Duke Philip III the Good of Burgundy established his courts in Bruges, as well as in Brussels and Li ...
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Helsinki
Helsinki has a humid continental climate, similar to that on the coast of Hokkaido or Nova Scotia (one of Canada’s thirteen provinces).
Winters in Helsinki are much warmer than in northern Finland (the moderating influence of the Baltic ...
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Munich
BMW comes from Munich. It was established in 1916 by the merger of three companies producing aircraft engines.
In the initial years, the company dealt exclusively with this branch of production and it produced i ...
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Helsinki
Helsinki is a port city.
The Port of Helsinki is the largest port for cargo and passenger traffic in Finland.In 2019, ferry t ...
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Vienna
In the 19th century, a chocolate cake was created in Vienna by Franz Sacher, which is a kind of showcase of the city, and its characteristic elements.
In 1832, in the chef’s absence, the junior cook at Prince Matternich’s court, Franz Sacher, was orde ...
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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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