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Odesa, also spelled Odessa, seaport, southwestern Ukraine. It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point...

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Moldova, an Eastern European country and former Soviet republic, has varied terrain including forests, rocky hills and vineyards. Its...

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Fun Facts The world’s biggest car collection open to the public is in Mulhouse, hosted in the Cité de l'Automobile, Musée national de...

Colmar, France is famous for its well-preserved historic architecture, picturesque canals, and charming old town. It is also known for...

The Home Place of Pizza. Italy is the proud inventor of the world-famous pizza, but did you know that the very first slice ever created...

Nestled in a sloping valley, surrounded by forests and steep cliffs, this historic city on the river Neckar in southwestern Germany was...

The city is traditionally known for its production of high-quality sausages (frankfurters). Frankfurt has long been a key stopping point...

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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located...

Located on the Atlantic Coast on the Bay of Biscay in southwestern France, the city of Biarritz is famous for many things that visitors...

San Sebastián is a resort town on the Bay of Biscay in Spain’s mountainous Basque Country. It’s known for Playa de la Concha and Playa de...

Warsaw is greener than you think. Warsaw is nicknamed the “Phoenix City” Warsaw is one of the most congested cities in Europe Warsaw is...

Segovia is one of highest cities in Spain with an average altitude of 750 meters. Segovia was built by the Romans in the first century AD an

Ávila, capital of the Spanish province of the same name, is a city in the rolling hill country northwest of Madrid.

Madrid is thought to be over 2000 years old. ... Madrid's name means 'place of abundant water' ... It's one of the highest capitals in Europ

Brooklyn Botanic Garden has more than 200 cherry trees of forty-two Asian species and cultivated varieties, making it one of the foremost ch

Interesting facts about Havana It more than 500 years old. ... The architecture in Old Havana is similar to that in Spain. ... The city...

Fun facts about Mexico Mexico officially became a country in 1821. ... Mexican children don't get presents on Christmas Day. ... The...