Ancient Phoenician city named Hadrumet, and today bears the name “Pearl of the Sahel” region of olive groves. The third largest city in Tunisia and famous tourist center. Sousse is located 140 km south of Tunis. Sousse is the administrative center, the main fishing port, weaving center, a major producer of olive oil. What characterizes [...]
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Istanbul - The Crossroads of Worlds
October 26th, 2012 admin
World history is one in Istanbul, Constantinople. The former capital of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire, and boasts a treasure. The city with the most unusual geographic position. Big city and the only world that is built on two continents. City intersection worlds, today one of the leading travel destinations. [...]
Florence - Renaissance city
October 24th, 2012 admin
Florence is a city in central Italy on the River Arno and the capital of the province of Florence and Tuscany with 366,488 inhabitants. Because of their cultural and artistic significance Florence called “Italian Athens”. The Romans founded a small fort in the first century BC and named Florentia (flower). Soon, the city has grown [...]
