Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world and one the world’s leading business centre. Its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and the arts contribute to its status as one of the world’s major global cities. Paris is served by two major airports, Orly Airport […]
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George Town is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. It is officially recognized as having a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia. In 2009, it was ranked 10th among the top locations in Asia where Europeans prefer to work and […]
Nice has a Mediterranean climate, it enjoys mild temperatures most of the year. It’s the second most popular French city, a major tourist centre and a leading resort on the French Riviera. The Promenade des Anglais (Promenade of the English) is the famous promenade along the Baie des Anges with […]
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, situated in the Midwestern United States on the shore of the Missouri River. According to USA Today, Omaha ranks eighth among the nation’s 50 largest cities in both per-capita billionaires and Fortune 500 companies. Omaha’s most prominent businessman is Warren […]
Moroni is the largest city and capital of the Comoros, an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa. Moroni has many excellent beaches. Moroni Hahaia Airport, Prince Said Ibrahim Airport is located 30 km north.
Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy. It is also called la Superba due to its glorious past. Genoa, which forms the southern corner of the Milan-Turin-Genoa industrial triangle of north-west Italy, is one of the country’s major economic centres. The Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport is […]
Turin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy. Turin is well-known for its baroque, rococo and neo-classical architecture. Turin used to be a major European political centre, being Italy’s first capital city in 1861 and being home to the House of Savoy, […]
Naples is a city in Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture, architecture, music and gastronomy. A striking feature of Naples is the fact that it has 448 historical churches, making it one […]
Montreal is the second-largest primarily French-speaking city in the Western world. In 2006 Montreal was named a UNESCO City of Design. The architecture is characterized by the juxtaposition of the old and the new and a wide variety of architectural styles: many historical buildings in Old Montreal, and important example […]
Unlike in Moscow, in Saint Petersburg the historic architecture of the city centre, mostly consisting of Baroque and neoclassical buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries, has been largely preserved. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, the Hermitage Museum, founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great […]
San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes and mountains. It is famous for skiing but also known for sight-seeing, water sports, trekking and climbing. San Carlos de Bariloche’s airport […]
Río Gallegos is an important city of the far south Argentina, with military bases and an international airport. Capital of the Patagonia province of Santa Cruz, It has a population of about 100,000 in 2009. The city sits on the estuary of the Gallegos River, 2,636 km (1,638 mi) south […]