Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330 kilometres north of Athens and 220 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly Region. Volos is the only outlet to the sea from Thessaly, the country’s largest agricultural region. With a population of 144,449 (2011), […]
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Agios Nikolaos, Hagios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos is a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island’s capital Heraklion, north of the town of Ierapetra and west of the town of Sitia. In the year 2011, the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, which takes in part of the surrounding villages, claimed 27,074 inhabitants. The town is a municipality of the Crete […]
Glyfada is a suburb in South Athens located in the Athens Riviera. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens’ Urban Area. The area stretches from the foot of the Hymettus mountain to the Saronic Gulf. It is the largest of Athens’ southern suburbs. History In ancient times, the area was a deme known as Aixone. Today, Glyfada is packed with some of the capital’s best-known […]
Welcome to Jena. Welcome to Paradise. Fascinating landscapes, breathtaking vantage points and wonderful views of and over the city of light Jena – whether hiking, cycling or water hiking, the city on the Saale is an active tourism paradise. JENA’S TOP 10 Here are the highlights! Saale, JenTower, historical sights from Goethe and Schiller, high-tech from Zeiss, […]
Kalabaka is a town and seat of the Municipality of Meteora in the Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population was 21,991 at the 2011 census, of which 8,330 in the town proper.[1] The Metéora monasteries are located near the town. Kalabaka is the northwestern terminal of the old Thessaly Railways, now part of OSE. History In the 10th century AD, it was known as Stagoi (Σταγοί), a Byzantine fortress […]
Trier auf einen Blick Bundesland: Rheinland-Pfalz Einwohner: 110.000 Lage:125-396 Meter über Normalnull,49o 45′ nördliche Breite, 6o 40′ östliche LängeStadtfläche: 117 Quadratkilometer Trier ist die älteste Stadt Deutschlands mit mehr als 2000-jähriger Geschichte. Trier ist andererseits auch eine junggebliebene Stadt mit Zukunft, die geographisch günstig im “Herzen Europas” liegt. “Augusta Treverorum”, das heutige Trier, wurde 17 v. Chr. von den Römern unter […]
Kavala is an important economic centre of Northern Greece, a center of commerce, tourism, fishing and oil-related activities, and formerly a thriving trade in tobacco. Kavala is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia motorway, […]
Das Moerser Schloss im Herzen der Stadt und am Rande des Schlossparks ist eines der Wahrzeichen und eine der beliebtesten Sehenwürdigkeiten. Es beherbergt bereits seit fast einem Jahrhundert das Grafschafter Museum. Dieses vermittelt ein übersichtliches Bild von der turbulenten Geschichte der Stadt. Vor dem Schloss symbolisiert ein Standbild von Louise Henriette, Prinzessin von Oranien und […]
Ioannina often called Yannena within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the city population was 65,574, while the municipality had 112,486 inhabitants. It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 metres (1,640 feet) above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis (Παμβώτις). Ioannina is […]
Corfu or Kerkyra is a city and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of Corfu island. It is the capital of the island and of the Corfu regional unit. The city also serves as a capital for the region of the Ionian Islands. The […]
Kalamáta is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf. The 2011 census recorded 69,849 inhabitants for the wider Kalamata Municipality, of which, 62,409 resided in the […]
Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, […]
Chania is a city of Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion. The municipality has 108,642 inhabitants (2011). This consists of the city of Chania and several nearby areas. Culture There are several museums, art galleries, theatre and music groups, educational and […]
Nikaia, known before 1940 as Kokkinia (Κοκκινιά, Kokkiniá), is a suburb in the southwestern part of the Athens Urban Area, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Geography Nikaia is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) north of Piraeus, and 7 km (4 mi) west of central Athens. The […]
Kalamariá is an affluent suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 kilometres (4 miles) southeast of downtown Thessaloniki, with a population of 91,279. History The area was first settled by humans in prehistoric times, and remains from that settlement have been found around the Karabournaki cape. The name Kalamaria was first used in 1083 to denote the area […]
Acharnes is a suburb of Athens, Attica, Greece. With 106,943 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the most populous municipality in East Attica. It is part of the Athens Urban area. History Acharnes was named after the deme Acharnae (Ancient Greek: Ἁχαρναί), a subdivision of Athens in classical antiquity. The Athenian playwright Aristophanes characterised the inhabitants of Acharnae as peasants in his play The Acharnians. Acharnes suffered significant damage from the 1999 Athens earthquake, being […]
Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece (100,641 inhabitants, 2011 census) and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area (following municipalities of Athens, Piraeus and Peristeri). Additionally, it is the 2nd most densely populated municipality in Greece, with 21,192 inhabitants / km2. The municipality has an area of 4.749 km2. Culture South Kallithea (Tzitzifies), is associated with the development of Greek folk […]
Peristeri is a suburban municipality in the northwestern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census) it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by population. History The ancient deme Leuconoe, is believed that it was located at Peristeri. Geography Peristeri is located about 4 km (2 mi) northwest of the centre of Athens. It lies between the Egaleo Mountain in the northwest […]
Heraklion or Iraklion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Area) according to the 2011 census. The population of the municipality was 173,993. The Bronze Age palace of Knossos, also known as the Palace of Minos, is located nearby. Heraklion was Europe’s fastest […]
Legend has it that Achilles was born here. Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine”, died here. Today, Larissa is an important commercial, transportation, educational, agricultural and industrial centre of Greece. Larissa is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 censu. It is also capital of […]
Today, Piraeus is a large city, bustling with activity, and an integral part of Athens. It is a huge marine and commercial-industrial centre, and home to Greece’s largest harbour. Piraeus, is a port city within the Athens urban area (“greater Athens”), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located in the Athens Riviera, 8 kilometres (5 miles) southwest of Athens’ city centre, along […]
Dubbed as Greece’s ‘Gate to the West’, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. Patras is Greece’s third-largest city and the regional capital of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaikon, […]
Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence started somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A center for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of […]
Inari is Finland‘s largest municipality (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are tourism, service industry and cold climate testing. With the Siida museum in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture, widely known as the “capital of Sámi culture. The airport in Ivalo and the country’s key […]
Heinävesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,195 and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres of which 288.71 km2 is water. The population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia. The only […]
Eurajoki is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,454 and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres of which 298.39 km2 is water. The population density is 27.37 inhabitants per square kilometre. Two of Finland’s four nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other operating reactors […]
Asikkala is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy, at the shores of the Lake Päijänne. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 8,063 and covers an area of 755.55 square kilometres of which 192.13 km2 is water. The population density is 14.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish, by […]
Alavieska is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,518 and covers an area of 253.02 square kilometres (97.69 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Finnvera is a Finnish state-owned financing company. It is the official export credit agency for Finland. Finnvera provides loans, credits and guarantees. In 2013, Finnvera financed around 3500 start-up enterprises. The company is responsible to the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy.
Veikkaus Oy is the Finnish government-owned betting agency which holds a monopoly in the country. It was formed in 2017 as a merger of three previously existing betting and gambling agencies of Veikkaus, Fintoto and Finland’s Slot Machine Association.
Sehen & Erleben Erlangen – immer eine Reise wert! Breite Straßen, barocke Gebäude und offene Plätze – Erlangen gilt als eine der besterhaltenen barocken Planstädte in Deutschland und reizt mit einer ganz besonderen Atmosphäre. Erleben Sie die Vielseitigkeit der kleinsten Großstadt Bayerns: Der wunderschöne Schlossgarten im Zentrum der Stadt, die Erlanger Altstadt mit ihren verwinkelten, […]
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Remscheid ist die drittgrößte Stadt des Bergischen Landes und wird volkstümlich auch die “Seestadt auf dem Berge” genannt. Diese Bezeichnung entstand gegen Ende des vorletzten Jahrhunderts, weil die in Remscheid ansässige Metall- und Werkzeugindustrie vielfältige Handelsbeziehungen nach Übersee und in die ganze Welt unterhält. Heute gilt Remscheid auf Grund seiner Gewerbestruktur als die letzte Industriestadt […]
Willkommen in Reutlingen Für die einen ist sie die jüngste Großstadt Baden-Württembergs – für die anderen die schönste! Denn Reutlingen ist mehr als eine von zwei europäischen Großstädten in einem Biosphärengebiet. Reutlingen ist mehr als die einstige freie Reichsstadt. Und Reutlingen ist auch mehr als die engste Straße der Welt. SEHENWERTES
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Welcome Luckily there´s Fürth! Important Information Due to the current situation, the tourist information office will remain closed until further notice. You can still reach the tourist information team by e-mail at tourist-info@fuerth.de. Our guided city tours will also not take place for the time being. Sightseeing Events Guided city tours We would be happy to […]