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Flag of Riga after it joins the Hanseatic League (1282) Flag of Riga given by the Swedish King. Flag of Riga given by the Swedish King variant, according to the Johnson's new chart of national emblems, 1868. Early design of the current flag of Riga in the 17th century, with no coat of arms. Flag of Riga from 1917 until the 1920s.
The Seville harbour, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain.[3] The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above 35 °C (95 °F) in July and August. Seville was founded as the Romancity of Hispalis.
Lists of city flags. A city hall in Mechelen, Belgium uses these flags, including the city flag. (from left to right) Antwerp Province, Flanders, Belgium, European flag and Mechelen. The list of city flags lists the flags of cities. Most of the city flags are based on the coat of arms or emblems of its city itself, and city flags can be also ...
Founded in 1565 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States. [11] [12] It is the second-oldest continuously inhabited city of European origin in a United States territory, after San Juan, Puerto Rico (founded in 1521). [13]
The flag of the island of Zakynthos, adopted in 1864 after the annexation of the United States of the Ionian Islands by the Kingdom of Greece as a gift to George I of Greece by the United Kingdom, features a Green field with a golden depiction of Zakynthos (person), the figure from Ancient Greek Mythology after whom the island was named.
Vladivostok is located in the extreme southeast of the Russian Far East, and is the closest city to the countries of the Asia-Pacific with an exotic European culture, which makes it attractive to tourists. [75] The city is included in the project for the development of the Far East tourism "Eastern Ring".
Lublin is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the EU Intercultural cities programme. [79] In 2017, Lublin was awarded the Europe Prize by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. [80] In 2023, Lublin was selected as the European Youth Capital [81] by international jury of the European Youth Forum.
From Newport Beach, California, to Newport, Rhode Island, scroll for our favorite American beach towns that look like the best travel destinations in Europe.