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Warsaw is the sprawling capital of Poland. Its widely varied architecture reflects the city’s long, turbulent history, from Gothic churches and neoclassical palaces to Soviet-era blocks and modern…
Naples or Napoli in Italian, is the capital of the Italian region Campania. Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Naples remained influential…
Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just…
Sorrento is a coastal town in southwestern Italy, facing the Bay of Naples on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Perched atop cliffs that separate the town from its busy marinas,…
Tallinn, Estonia’s capital on the Baltic Sea, is the country’s cultural hub. It retains its walled, cobblestoned Old Town, home to cafes and shops, as well as Kiek…
Verona is a city in northern Italy’s Veneto region, with a medieval old town built between the meandering Adige River. It’s famous for being the setting of Shakespeare’s…
Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, is known for its baroque architecture, seen especially in its medieval Old Town. But the buildings lining this district’s partially cobblestoned streets reflect diverse styles…
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site located in southern Italy’s Campania region. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried in meters of ash and pumice…
Capri is an European island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of…
Mario Bellini, born in Milan, 1935. Is an Italian architect and designer. His activities range from architecture and urban planning to product and furniture design. His early international…
Strange Beauty & Rare Curiosities Beauty is the summation of the parts working together in such a way that nothing needed to be added, taken away or altered….
The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car that was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957. Although it shares many of its mechanical components with…
In the middle of the jet-set era, Italy instantly loved the new music coming from Brazil called Bossa Nova and pretty soon the finest version of bossa came…
Lounge Music & Exotica Downtempo Lounge Music & Exotica Downtempo is the name of the easy listening music. popular in the 50s and 60s typically with suburban americans with…
Shanghai – City in China. An enormous Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country’s biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront…
Seoul Is The Capital of South Korea. A sprawling big metropolis where retro hyper-modern skyscrapers, high-tech subways and pop culture meet Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. Notable attractions include…
Hong Kong is a city, and former British colony, in southeastern China. Vibrant and densely populated, it’s a major port and global financial center famed for its…
Dubai, City in the United Arab Emirates. Ultra Modern architecture and a lively nightlife scene. Burj Khalifa, an 830m-tall tower, dominates the skyscraper-filled skyline. At its foot lies Dubai Fountain,…
Beijing is the massive China’s capital, formerly Peking. Has history stretching back 3 millennia. Yet it’s known as much for its modern architecture as its ancient sites such as…
Slovenia, a country in Central Europe, is known for its mountains. Set on a glacial lake fed by thermal springs, the town of Bled contains a church-topped islet…
Frankfurt, a central German city on the Main River, is a major financial hub. It’s the birthplace of writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, whose home is now the…
Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. Famed for its bold architecture and home ofFrank Lloyd Wright’s work. Chicago has a skyline…