Berlin is the bright new capital of Germany. It used to be, in the past, but for a long time – cut in two parts – it left the role to Bonn. Since Germany became one again, this magic city has increased its charm and has become a very important tourist place. Mainly, young people […]
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Porto is the second most important city of Portugal, but not the second largest. It includes the second largest city of the nation – Vila Nova de Gaia – in its 1-million-people metropolitan area, but Porto itself only has 214.000 inhabitans. The name means port, harbour, and it is in fact a very important one, […]
Bari is the “gate to the east”, the third larger city of southern Italy, a small white capital. It is the most important city of region Puglia (Apulia) and one of the most beautiful ports of the Adriatic Sea. It looks at Albania, and has a part of Albanian soul in its culture and language. […]
Dubrovnik, also called Ragusa or Ragusi, is a fortified town of Croatia whose name means “the cliff”. It is set, in fact, on a small cliff overlooking the Adriatic Sea and was founded by people from southern Balkans escaping persecutions. Over the centuries it has kept its Medieval architectures and traditions, but today it is […]
Alghero is not just another lovely Italian holiday. It is a trip to a different world. Different in language – they speak a Catalan Spanish dialect here – different in colours and culture. Not far from Sassari, the town dominates the north-western coast of Sardinia, one of the most charming places in Europe. It is […]