If Parisians remembered the city's beaches, Berliners developed them to perfection. In summer, the social life of the German capital moves to the river Spree and its canals.
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Jasmina is a journalist and contributor to City Magazine, for whom traveling is a profession and a way of life. She is fascinated by big cities and their multiculturalism, and spends most of her time there.
When Russian and American astronauts were once asked where the sea, seen from space, is the most beautiful color, they agreed that all areas of the earth covered with water have the most beautiful blue color right around the Kornati archipelago.
Fashion-conscious Parisians transfer French chic to the 2,000 tons of sand poured along the Siena River and its tributaries in about four summer weeks. It's no wonder that the nation that gave us the bikini was the first to remember how to move the beach to the city.
Spoiled Dalmatians look mockingly at the Zagreb "coast" around the Bundek and Jarun lakes, but the "Purgers" don't give up their lakes! The most famous is Lake Jarun, which actually consists of two connected lakes, and a two kilometer long rowing track, developed for the needs of the University of Zagreb in 1987.
Summer in Vienna is best spent outdoors, and the restaurants and bars along the Danube Canal, which are the best address for relaxation and fun on hot nights, are aware of this.
Anyone who claims that Brussels is a boring Eurocratic city should head to the northern part of the city until August 10th, where 3,000 tons of sand from the North Sea will be brought to the part of the Brussels canal next to the Sainctelette square to create a real seaside resort called Bruxelles les Bains.
June and July are winter months in Brazil, which will be very useful for football players who want to avoid the heat. But not all of them. The English, for example, are already preparing for, as they say, the most difficult match of the championship, as they will first "clash" with Italy in the middle of the rainforest, where it is scorching all year round and the humidity is incredibly high. Welcome to Manaus!
We are only a few days away from the start of the second most important sporting event in the world, the World Cup. Only the Summer Olympics attract a larger crowd of sports fans and, like every four years, the world will stand still this year between June 12 and July 13. Host Brazil will become the center of the universe and the entire globe will revolve around the leather ball. Brazil will host the competitions in twelve cities, and the most visited will certainly be Cidade maravilhosa, or "Wonderful City of Rio de Janeiro". We reveal to you where the hottest and most emotional parties in the most beautiful city are and where they will be during football fever.
Antibes, the main superyacht marina in the south of France, Juan-les-Pins, a popular jetsetter resort, and between them Cap d'Antibes, a peninsula surrounded by beaches, to which residents and visitors of both cities flock, and a seemingly endless parade of wealthy villas. This is part of the Cote d'Azur between Nice and Cannes, which, after decades of rule by the aforementioned two cities and Saint Tropez on the tourist map, is once again gaining a reputation as an elegant haven for the wealthiest.
Visiting Montreal is always magical, it's like stepping into a European city where friends kiss each other on the cheek and enjoy cafes and good restaurants. Statistics prove this, as Montrealers spend more than a tenth of their household budget on food, which is more than residents of other parts of Canada. Due to the high quality of life and joie de vivre, or as the inhabitants of the largest French-speaking city in North America call it, joie de vivre, it was the second happiest city in the world according to a Lonely Planet survey for years!
Greece is recovering after years of severe crisis. So now is the time to travel to the ancient center of the world and see how the Athenians got through the hard times (some of them didn't even notice them). Athens attracts in a unique way, namely as a unique combination of old and new, surrounded by a spectacular Mediterranean landscape. With a past that every schoolboy knows, and a present full of upheavals - ancient, yet modern - they fascinate visitors, not only the Acropolis, but also wandering around the touristy Plaka, snobbish Kolonaki or night-time notorious Psirri conjures up unforgettable impressions.
The third largest city in the United States is less well known than its bigger "brothers" New York and Los Angeles. The city, which paints the river green in March when the vast Irish community celebrates St. Patrick's Day, "boasts" the nickname the Windy City, and writer Nelson Algren described it as "an October city, even when it's spring." But Chicago offers much more than green water and cool breezes. Chicago is a wonderful blend of modern architecture and lifestyle that makes art out of city life.