Other City Possibilities:Avignon, France
The bridge aside, there is lots to see in the ancient Provençal city of Avignon. As well as being a cultural centre and UNESCO World Heritage site offering marvellous art galleries and the massive Palais des Papes, Avignon is also a centre for gastronomy.
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Brussels, Belgium
Amongst Europeans, Brussels is best known as the home of the EU, which, given recent developments, is something of a poisoned chalice. But in fact, the EU neither dominates nor defines Brussels, merely forming one layer of a city that has become, in postwar years at least, a thriving, cosmopolitan metropolis. It's a vibrant and fascinating place, with architecture and museums to rank among the best of Europe's capitals, not to mention a superb restaurant scene and an energetic nightlife. Moreover, most of the key attractions are crowded into a centre that is small enough to be absorbed over a few days
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The Grote Market is truely full of small architectural details that are a joy to seek out and photograph... Good for watching people, testing the taste of the crispy pomme frites with mayonaise, and mussels in herbed wine broth nearby. But if you've come this far, and think this is beautiful, want more, and in a big way, take the train 1 hour west to the small town of Bruges/Brugge. This town, a true amature photographer's paradise, is much like Brussels Grote Market, but SO Much More. Canals with tour boats, a carnival of architectual details, taverns with the best beers in Belguim, as well as delicious foods. Historical and Proud. A 10 in my book.
Munich, Germany
Pending Berlin's full recovery from its long period of division, MUNICH is the German city which most has the air of a capital about it. Even though it has never ruled over a territory any larger than the present-day Land, the grandiose palaces from Bavaria's era as an independent kingdom give it the appearance of a metropolis of great importance. When this is added to a remarkable postwar economic record (courtesy of such hi-tech giants as the car manufacturer BMW, the aerospace company MBB and the electronics group Siemens), and to its hard-won status as the national trendsetter in fashion matters,
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Stuttgart, Germany
The writer Eduard Mörike had a soft spot for Stuttgart and waxed lyrical in 1853 in his book "Stuttgarter Hutzelmännlein" about beautiful old houses and their oriels, "which stand on corners serenely as towers". Despite bombing raids and extensive devastation during the Second World War Stuttgart is full of architectural gems. The "City between forests and vines", as it was once referred to in an advertising slogan, is in fact well worth seeing and exploring.
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Strasbourg, France
STRASBOURG owes both its name – "the City of the Roads" in German – and its wealth to its position on the west bank of the Rhine, long one of the great natural transport arteries of Europe. Self-styled " le Carrefour de l'Europe " ("Europe's Crossroads"), it certainly lies at the very heart of western Europe, closer to Frankfurt, Zurich and even Milan than to Paris.http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501741-strasbourg_vacations-i;_ylt=Ah.9EXp3id01YOD92eqOq8b8xmoA yahoo travel
Lyon, France
LYON is physically the second biggest city in France, a result of its uncontrolled urban sprawl. Viewed at high speed from the Autoroute du Soleil, the impression it gives is of a major confluence of rivers and roads, around which only petrochemical industries thrive. In fact, from the sixteenth century right up until the postwar dominance of metalworks and chemicals, silk was the city's main industry, http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501736-lyon_vacations-i;_ylt=AsSnkKPS6398ctFf6B7viD38xmoA yahoo travel
Marseilles, France
A city unlike any other, Marseille is a passionate place. Perched by the sea, watched over by Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille seems bathed in and blessed by a light that has shone for 2,600 years. It's a city to enjoy for eternity.
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Toulouse, France
TOULOUSE , with its beautiful historic centre, is one of the most vibrant and metropolitan provincial cities in France. This is a transformation that has come about since the war, under the guidance of the French state which has poured in money to make Toulouse the think-tank of high-tech industry and a sort of premier trans-national Euroville. 