With around 350,000 inhabitants, and more than one million in its metropolitan area, Bilbao is the most populated and important city in Euskadi (Basque Country). It is known worldwide for the central role that culture has played in its urban regeneration.
As one of China’s Central Cities, Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province. It was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and the capital of such splendid dynasties as the Han and Tang. The city’s long history can be traced back to the Paleolithic era.
Küçükçekmece district is the 7th most populous district of Turkey and the 2nd district of Istanbul in terms of population. According to the last census, 805,930 people live in Küçükçekmece in an area of 37.8 km2.
The founders of Büyükçekmece, where the first settlement began in the seventh century BC, were Hellenic. Büyükçekmece came under the rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
Fatih has been the capital of three great empires - the Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman Empires - and home to various cultures in its 8,500-year history. İstanbul has 34.715 registered cultural assets, and 10,520 are located in Fatih District.
Krasnoyarsk is the administrative centre of the Krasnoyarsk Region in Russia, a major industrial, transport, scientific and cultural centre of Eastern Siberia. Krasnoyarsk was founded in 1628. The city area is 379.5 sq. km.
Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 240,000 inhabitants, situated in the far east of the country. From the half of 20th century, the city has been built around metallurgy and machinery industry.
Songpa-gu is an autonomous district in the southeastern part of Seoul, with roughly 660 000 residents. It is a place where history and modernity coexist.
Metro-Melbourne has a population around 5m. Consistently recognised as one of the world’s most liveable cities, Melbourne’s greatest strength comes from its diversity with thirty-four per cent of the city’s residents born outside of Australia.
Granollers is a city of 62,000 inhabitants located 30 kilometres north of Barcelona, Spain, with a long history of working on social inclusion through three pillars: education, culture, and sport.