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  • 40 Amazing Facts about Rome

    40 Amazing Facts about Rome

    Fun & Interesting  Facts About Rome Rome Hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome is the seat of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO. Rome became the capital city of Kingdom of Italy in 1870, which was previously held by Florence. Rome is known as the “Caput Mundi”, which translates from Latin, means “Capital of…

  • 21 Amazing facts about Madrid

    21 Amazing facts about Madrid

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS MADRID Madrid is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities and plays a major part in Spanish and European History, from cultural and Social Developments.  Madrid is the third biggest city in European Union, After London and Berlin, Madrid will be the second biggest City after the United Kingdom Leaves the European…

  • 10 Amazing Facts about Lucca

    10 Amazing Facts about Lucca

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LUCCA   The City of Lucca was founded by the Etruscans. Lucca is the capital city of the Province of Lucca. The City is situated on the river Serchio and has very fertile plains near the Tyrrhenian Sea. Lucca Became a Roman village in 180 BC. Napoleon took over the city…

  • 6 Amazing Facts about Jerez de la Frontera

    6 Amazing Facts about Jerez de la Frontera

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA   1. The City had a few names through out its history, started outas “Xeres” in Roman times and then became “Sherrish” under the Moorish rulers and finally ended up as “Jerez de la Frontera” in the 14th century because of its location, on the border of…

  • 10 Amazing Facts about Genoa

    10 Amazing Facts about Genoa

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GENOA   Before Italy was United and became the Italian Republic, Genoa was a republic that included the island of Corsica. The World’s greatest explorer Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451 and donated part of his income from the discovery of the Americas to his hometown. His house…

  • 10 Amazing Facts about Exeter

    10 Amazing Facts about Exeter

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EXETER   The Exeter Guildhall is the oldest civic building in Britain, parts of the building dates as far back as 1160. Exeter was founded by the Romans, once called Isca and was the tribal capital of the Domnonirums. There are 7 other places around the world called Exeter, including…

  • 5 Amazing Facts about Eupen

    5 Amazing Facts about Eupen

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EUPEN     The Official Language of Eupen is German. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen from Germany to Belgium. Eupen is the Capital city of Belgium’s German-Speaking Community. The old French name of the town was Néau. Eupen’s association football team, the K.A.S Eupen is the…

  • 40 Amazing Facts about Florence

    40 Amazing Facts about Florence

    FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FLORENCE