Cities

Many rivers flow through the region, but the most important are the Niemen and Pregolya.

The oldest secondary school in Vienna is the Akademisches Gymnasium, founded in 1553.

In 1938, Adolf Hitler triumphantly entered Vienna.

Helsinki’s neoclassical buildings have often been used by Hollywood filmmakers.

The islands are connected by 396 bridges, the 14 largest of which are opened every night so that ships sailing to Lake Ladoga can cross.

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

The historic center of Bruges was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

The beginning of the 19th century was less favorable for Bratislava, the city lost its importance due to the rebirth of Buda, the Napoleonic Wars and the fire of the castle caused by the Austrian troops stationed there.

The city had one of the oldest cinemas in the world - Gabriel Filmtheater.

During the Persian rule, the painter Parrasios was also born and lived in Ephesus, next to Heraclitus.