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What are the best places to visit in Frankfurt?

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Frankfurt is a metropolis of European finance, it is home to the most important stock exchange in Germany, the European Central Bank of many multinational companies. Best places to visit in Frankfurt are that it has the second airport in Europe and a prestigious university. Frankfurt is, at first glance, the city of the imposing skyscrapers where European money flows are regulated (it is ironically also called "Mainhattan" and "Bankfurt" by the Germans). This cosmopolitan metropolis (the city has inhabitants of 180 different nationalities and foreign residents represent 25% of the population) still retains important traces of its past as an imperial city, such as e.g. the carefully restored buildings of the Römerberg in the center. It is a fascinating city and the strong contrasts between old and new do not clash, on the contrary, they make this city unique. Frankfurt is also the birthplace of the great writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe (his birthplace is...

The best things to do in Ghent Belgium

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Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the east Flanders province and is also the third largest in the country of Belgium. Originally the city started as a settlement at the confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the late Middle Ages became one of the largest cities of northern Europe. It is also a port and a university city. One of the most famous things in the city of Ghent is the ten-day-long Ghent Festival which is known as Gentse Feesten in Dutch and is held every year and attended by about one million visitors. Most of the historians believe that the older name for Ghent, ‘Ganda’ is derived from the Celtic word ganda which means confluence. Ghent is famous for a lot many things like Tourism, Architecture, Museums, Restaurants and Culinary traditions, festivities and nature. What are the top 5 attractions in Ghent, Belgium? Read full blog!