Founded in the 12th century on a hill site surrounded by the Aare River, Berne developed over the centuries in line ...

The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger ...

Zamosc was founded in the 16th century by the chancellor Jan Zamoysky on the trade route linking western and northern Europe ...

Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, closely associated with the work of the ...

Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then ...

The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. ...

Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under ...

Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. ...

The world's first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. It still preserves its original layout – a circular central ...

The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major industrial undertaking has royal ...

Situated in the eastern fringe of Central Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of sixteen tserkvas (churches). They were built of horizontal ...

Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great ...