The municipality of Lyon is home to 480,000 inhabitants, but the city centre lies at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers and is France's largest metropolitan area, with more than 1.5 million people.
Lugo is a municipality in Spain, and capital city of the district and province of the same name. It is situated in the northwest part of the country, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It boasts the title of The Most Noble and Loyal City.
Liverpool lost half of its economy and population in the latter half of the 20th Century. However, it successfully drew upon its enormous capacity for resilience and reinvention to deal with harsh economic change.
Lisbon is located on the South West of Europe, on the right shore of the Tagus River Estuary. It is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, and one of the most ancient towns in Europe.
The capital of the State of Upper Austria is located in the heart of Europe. With approximately 195,000 inhabitants, Linz is Austria’s third-largest city.
Leeuwarden is the urban heart of Fryslân, the capital of a wilful province with its language and culture. However, the city is high on economic disadvantage and social exclusion.
Le Havre is writing a new chapter in its history: raised to the ground in the Second World War, the town has built itself back up by expanding and annexing neighbouring towns in the 1950-60s.
La Paz, seat of the Bolivian Government, is located in the Andean region of the country, at 3600 metres above sea level, making it one of the highest cities in the world.
Kazan is one of the biggest cultural centres in Russia which preserves classical achievements and facilitates development of modern, avant-garde trends in culture.
The architectural style of the historical houses in the city has possessed a high rank in Iran’s traditional architecture.