The city's motto is: "Avant, avant, Lion le melhor!"
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Lyon - France
Lyon is a city in the SE of France, located at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone rivers.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) - Italy
The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value.
The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium.
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Roses (Rosa)
Christians use the rose to symbolize the five wounds of Jesus Christ, the plant has been used for thousands of years to decorate rituals.
The fruit of a rose is called a rose hip, it is used to make jam.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona - Spain
These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona's architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner.
The Palau de la Música Catalana is an exuberant steel-framed structure full of light and space, and decorated by many of the leading designers of the day.
The Hospital de Sant Pau is equally bold in its design and decoration, while at the same time perfectly adapted to the needs of the sick.
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Quito - Ecuador
Quito is the capital and parish of Ecuador in the canton of Quito and capital of the Ecuadorian province of Pichincha.
The city is located twenty km south of the equator, on the eastern slope of the Pichincha, an active volcano in the Andes.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Old Town of Lijiang - China
The Old Town of Lijiang, which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and strategic site, has retained a historic townscape of high quality and authenticity.
Its architecture is noteworthy for the blending of elements from several cultures that have come together over many centuries.
Lijiang also possesses an ancient water-supply system of great complexity and ingenuity that still functions effectively today.
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Old Town of Lijiang - China
The Old Town of Lijiang, which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and strategic site, has retained a historic townscape of high quality and authenticity.
Its architecture is noteworthy for the blending of elements from several cultures that have come together over many centuries.
Lijiang also possesses an ancient water-supply system of great complexity and ingenuity that still functions effectively today.
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Aarhus - Denmark
Aarhus or Århus is a port city on the northeast coast of Jutland, mainland Denmark.
It is the second largest city in the country.
The city belongs to the Central Jutland region.
Until 2007 it was the capital of the Århus province.
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Sunday, February 20, 2022
Mount Kenya National Park - Kenya
At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa.
It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m.
There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial valleys.
With its rugged glacier-clad summits and forested middle slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most impressive landscapes in East Africa.
The evolution and ecology of its afro-alpine flora provide an outstanding example of ecological and biological processes.
Through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve, the property also incorporates lower lying scenic foothills and arid habitats of high biodiversity, situated in the ecological transition zone between the mountain ecosystem and the semi-arid savanna grasslands.
The area also lies within the traditional migrating route of the African elephant population.
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Reims Cathedral
The Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims is a 13th-century cathedral in the French city of Reims.
It is one of the most important Gothic buildings in France.
The cathedral is of historical importance as it is where the kings of France were crowned and the Joan of Arc episode took place here.
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