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Sofia is the second oldest city in Europe, founded by Thracian tribes in VII BC, who called Serdica. Sacked by Philip II and Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, was conquered, three centuries later, the Roman consul Crassus. Destroyed by Attila in 441, was rebuilt by Justinian. In later centuries it was repeatedly […]
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Skopje, in Macedonian Скопје, Shkup in Albanian, is the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The city, which numbers approximately 700,000 and contains almost a quarter of the national population, is located in north-central part of the country, and represents the political, economic and cultural center of the country. Geographically it extends along the upper […]
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Sarajevo, also known as the Jerusalem of the Balkans, currently inhabited by just over 750,000 people, is the charming capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Once you master the overwhelming historical evidence about the city, one might ask if it is still worthwhile to visit a town plagued by years of war and bombings, will be […]
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According to tradition, Rome was founded on 21 April 753 BC, a date marked focus on all the history books. During his nearly three thousand years of history, the city has always played a major role both in Italy and Europe, represent a point of reference, often a model for many other civilizations on the […]
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Situated on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the Daugava River in north-central part of Latvia, which is the capital since 1918, Riga is the largest and most populous city of the Baltics, as well as being one of the most important economic, political and cultural region. The city, which currently has just under […]
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The city was founded, according to the most accepted version, the Norwegian browser Ingolfur Arnarson around the year 874. The name Reykjavik comes from the Scottish dialect and means “Bay of Smoke,” for the vapors of the springs. For many centuries it remained a small village, and when in 1786 the Danish king gave the […]
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On the birth of Prague you tell two tales: the first attributes its construction to the Princess Libuse, the second to the Jews expelled from Palestine in 70 AD. What is certain is that this point of easy ford of the Vltava River was inhabited since prehistoric times. The period of greatest development of the […]
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Located in the central-southern part of Montenegro, Podgorica is a city of nearly 170,000 people since 2006 the capital of the newly-born independent state of Montenegro. From the geographical point of view, Podgorica is situated in the fertile plain north of Lake Skadar, even at an altitude of 50 meters above sea level, in an […]
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Oslo, formerly also called Christiania and Kristiania, the capital of Norway. The city, which has 570,000 inhabitants, is situated in the southern part of the country and is included within the county of Oslo, whose boundaries correspond to those of the municipality. In the center is concentrated almost 12% of the national population, while the […]
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Located in the center of the island of Cyprus, Nicosia (Lefkosia in greek) today is a modern commercial and business center. The center of the city is its old area, surrounded by a Venetian sandstone wall with a moat and the heart-shaped bastions. The city shows tourists to its most distinctive within its walls, where […]
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