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Thursday, 21 May 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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Paris
The Louvre is known for its grand collection of top world-famous works of art, the most prestigious being the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.
Paris
There are 20 arrondissements in Paris arranged in a spiral, that extends from the city center.
Ghent
Every year Ghent hosts one of the largest film festivals in Europe - Film Festival Gent.
Cairo
The Citadel of Cairo, also known as the Citadel of Saladin, is one of the most prominent tourist attractions.
Sultan Saladin (Salah ad-Din) started its construction in 1176 to protect the city from the Crusader ...
Ghent
To further humiliate the citizens, on May 3, 1540, by order of the ruler, 30 of the most prominent citizens, 318 members of the smaller guilds, and 50 members of the weavers' guild had to march through the city barefoot, clad only in shirts.
They were followed by 50 of the biggest rebels, also barefoot, wearing white shirts and with nooses ...
Florence
Florence has numerous museums and art galleries that house some of the most important works of art in the world.
The city is one of the best-preserved Renaissance centers of art and architecture in the world, char ...
Shanghai
Shanghai’s signature savory dish is xiaolongbao.
Invented back in 1875, they are dumplings typically filled with pork, and with added meat aspic that melts into soup during steaming.
Paris
There are over 450 gardens and parks in Paris.
Over 470,000 trees grow throughout the city.
Epheseus
Archaeological works are still being carried out in Ephesus.
New objects are constantly discovered, but most of them are not open to visitors.
San Gimignano
San Gimignano’s downfall came in 1348, when the city was hit by an epidemic of plague (the Black Death).
The epidemic of the Black Death reached all of Europe at the time, and between 30 and 60 percent of ...