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Istanbul’s economy has long been tied to trade, as it is a port city that throughout history has been influenced by inte...
24/04/2026

Istanbul’s economy has long been tied to trade, as it is a port city that throughout history has been influenced by international trade. Modern Istanbul is the financial capital of Turkey in large part because of its location along the Bosporus strait and split between Europe and Asia. Istanbul generates approximately 40 percent of Turkey’s gross domestic product (GDP) each year.

In addition to being a port and trading center, modern Istanbul is also an important industrial center. Some of the most important industries in the city are food processing, textile production, and oil products. Many of the products made in Turkey are exported to other countries, and Istanbul is also an important location for exporting goods. Approximately 36 percent of the goods exported from the country leave via Istanbul. Tourism and the service industry overall are growing industries in Istanbul.

Stories from the city, stories from the streets.
21/04/2026

Stories from the city, stories from the streets.

Έρωτας στις όχθες του Αδίγη. 🇮🇹
20/10/2025

Έρωτας στις όχθες του Αδίγη.

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A Matterhorn collection ✨🇨🇭⛰️
15/10/2025

A Matterhorn collection ✨🇨🇭⛰️

Fire and stone.
01/10/2025

Fire and stone.

Every corner has a story. 🇨🇭
03/08/2025

Every corner has a story.

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Θέρος.
01/08/2025

Θέρος.

Today we venture forth. 🇨🇭
27/06/2025

Today we venture forth.

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Top of Europe, Mont Blanc, 4808m. RAW, unfiltered, unedited, unzoomed.Breathtaking and splendid.
25/06/2025

Top of Europe, Mont Blanc, 4808m.

RAW, unfiltered, unedited, unzoomed.

Breathtaking and splendid.

The legend has it, Ferrara was a young girl from Troy who escaped the ruin of her homeland and decided to set up a new c...
01/06/2025

The legend has it, Ferrara was a young girl from Troy who escaped the ruin of her homeland and decided to set up a new city. The first official document appointing Ferrara was published by the Lombard king Astolfo, seven and a half centuries after Christ.

At the end of the Longobard era, Ferrara was handed over to the Church of Rome, finally became a fief of the Canossa family, and under the rule of the Grand Countess Matilda of Canossa it reached its maximum extent. At the beginning of the 1100s, the free commune came into being and at the end of a hard internal struggle, the Este family asserted itself and assumed absolute power in 1242. This was the beginning of a period of great wealth and fortune which lasted over three centuries.

The Signoria of Ferrara, under Este rule, ended in 1598: the last duke had no legitimate descendants, so the dynasty was deemed extinct and the Church State took over. During the Pope's reign, the city slowly declined. Revolutionary uprisings led to the annexation of the territory to the Unitary State in 1860.

Ferrara was involved in World War I with many workers, motivated by the promise of new arable land at the end of the conflict. Massive losses prevented this and the “betrayal” led to a wide adherence to Fascism.

Today, Ferrara is a vibrant city, rich in art exhibitions, with a top concert season and the Palio di Ferrara, the oldest in Italy according to historical documents.

The Historic Centre of Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Historically, its inhabitants pursued their competiti...
29/05/2025

The Historic Centre of Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Historically, its inhabitants pursued their competition with the neighbouring cities of Florence and Pisa right into the area of urban planning. Throughout the centuries, the city has preserved its Gothic appearance acquired between the 12th and 15th centuries. During this period, the work of Duccio, the Lorenzetti brothers and Simone Martini influenced the course of Italian and, more broadly, European art. The whole city of Siena was devised as a work of art that blends into the surrounding landscape.

This Tuscan city developed on three hills connected by three major streets forming a Y-shape and intersecting in a valley that became the Piazza del Campo. The seven-kilometre long fortified wall still surrounds the 170-hectare site. Protected gates were doubled at strategic points, such as the Porta Camollia on the road to Florence. To the west, the walls embrace the Fort of Santa Barbara that was rebuilt by the Medici in 1560 and finished in 1580. Inside the walls towerhouses, palaces, churches and other religious structures survive. Also of note are the city’s fountains that continue to be fed by an extensive system of original tunnels.

Siena’s distinctive Gothic style is illustrated by the quintessential Sienese arch, introduced to the city from the East during the Crusades. The arch dominated later building styles including the Renaissance era. Even when buildings underwent major renovations in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (such as the Town Hall, the Chigi-Saracini Palace, and the Marsili Palace respectively), Gothic elements had preference.

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