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San Gimignano became a city of towers, also referred to as the “Manhattan of the Middle Ages” or the “Manhattan of Tuscany.”

Construction of the new fortress of Sankt-Piter-Burch (later called St. Petersburg) began after Russia won the battles of the Northern War against the Swedes and gained access to the Baltic Sea.

According to tradition, Joseph of Arimathea brought the legendary cup called the Holy Grail to Glastonbury.

The city is located near the Apennines, in a basin formed by the surrounding clay hills.

The first steam train arrived in Ghent on September 28, 1837.

Copenhagen has 5 partner cities: Paris, Prague, Reykjavík, Berlin and Marseille.

According to legend, Glastonbury was the place where Lancelot went after the death of King Arthur.

Cyclists in Chicago have a lot to do.

One of Hamburg’s biggest tourist attractions is the Planten un Blomen park.

San Gimignano is a walled medieval town in the province of Siena in Tuscany in north-central Italy.