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After reading and watching the movie 'Godfather', you would be convinced that Palermo is a gangland city that is controlled by mobsters. You could not be further from the truth. True, the city and by extension the Island of Sicily is considered the birthplace of Mafia; but today it is Sicily's cultural, economic and touristic capital. Check out the facts...

Turin is an important touristy city located in Piedmont Region of Italy. It is nestled on the left bank of Po River and overlooks the scenic Susa Valley. The city is surrounded by the ice capped western Alpine Arch. Trust me when I tell you that you will have a time of your life in this romantic city. Its art...

Naples or 'Napoli' in Italian is the capital of the Italian region of Campania and the third largest municipality in Italy after Rome and Milan. This post is meant to give you an overview of Naples, one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Check out the list below. 1. It is one of the oldest European Settlement The first records...

Of Italy, it is said that the country is the most historical of all - of course with Israel coming a distant second. Of Italian cities, Rome outranks them all, but Milan, the second largest city in Italy and capital of Lombardy, is in contention for the top spot. The post war boom of 1950's and 60's coupled with the extensive...

The city of Genoa is the capital of Liguria. Its Old Town has been listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in order to preserve the old architectural marvels of the city. It is popular for being the birthplace of the great Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus as well as being home to big Italian companies such as Fincantieri,...

If you asked me to identify one thing I knew about Namibia before researching this piece, I would probably say the Namib Desert, the desert national parks and the Bushmen. Yet, this country is much more than these 3 things. For example, it has been home to Bushmen, Damara, Nama tribes since time immemorial and since the 14th century Bantu...

If one can say of a country being lonely, then Fiji would top the list. Located about 1,100 nautical miles (1,300 miles) northeast of New Zealand's North Island, Fiji is as solitary as any country can be. It is like the country was not meant to be located where it is; and yet, in this solitary setting, the country is...

Do you know where California's first theatre, public building, public library, publicly funded school, printing press, and newspaper were? Read on and you will know where. The city of Monterey is located in Monterey County, on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, along California's central Pacific Coast. It is the oldest city in California and that's why all the first...

Guadeloupe is the Antillean Creole name given to a group of Caribbean Islands located in Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometers (629 sq. mi) and a population of 405,739 inhabitants. Since it is an overseas part of France, the Guadeloupe is part of the European Union and thus uses Euro as its...

Arizona, a state on southwestern region of the United States, is the sixth largest State of the United States and is one of the four corner states. It borders New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Mexico. The Arizona-Mexican border is 389 miles long and comprises two of the Mexican states - Sonora and Baja California. Below are a few things...