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40 “second” cities of the world, which are worth visiting (Part 3)

Are you ready to travel to 10 more beautiful cities around the world? We have prepared for you very exciting trip that will make you visit these wonderful cities one day.Marseille, France

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About 853 thousand people (for comparison: in Paris – more than 2 million) live in Marseilles. These are happy people! After all, Marseille is the most beautiful city-port on the Mediterranean coast. Walking along the boulevard of La Canber, you can admire elegant yachts breathing the sea breeze. All lovers of history and architecture will enjoy St. Victor’s Abbey, the Notre-Dame de la Garde Cathedral, the Lonshan Palace, the If Castle, the cathedral and other attractions.

Guadalajara, Mexico

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Guadalajara, that also has a more poetic name, “the city of roses,” is a city of 1.5 million people. It was founded in 1542 and now it is the cultural capital of Mexico. It is believed that it was right here where people’s Mexican music originated. In the city there are several monuments of Spanish colonial architecture (the Church of San Francisco, the Church of Santa Monica and others), as well as the Mexican rodeo known as charriada takes place here.

Beijing, China

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Beijing is the administrative, political, cultural and educational center of China, while Shanghai is an economic center of the country. Perhaps this explains why there are 3 million more people living in Shanghai. The population in Beijing is 21,148,000 people. No wonder that in such a large and ancient city (the history of Beijing has more than 3 thousand years), there are so many attractions. Some of the most popular are the Forbidden City, or the Gugong, Tiananmen Square, the Beijing Imperial Palace of Yuanmingyuan, the Temple of Heaven.

Alexandria, Egypt

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It is a city in the delta of the Nile, stretching for 32 kilometers along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also the main seaport of Egypt. Alexandria was founded in 331 BC. Once it was a rich and strong city, inferior in greatness only to Rome. Now there are 4.5 million people living in Alexandria. It is an important economic center of Egypt. And there is something to see here (the fortress of Kite Bay, Pompey’s column, the catacombs of Kom-el-Shukaf and so on) and to do (there are numerous sandy beaches).

Delhi, India

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In Delhi, more than 11 million people live. It is noisy, like an anthill, a multinational and very original city. Here the the ancient and the modern live side by side. Thus, in the old town there are many monuments of architecture included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Humayun’s tomb, the minaret of Kutub-Minar, the Red Fort is something that is worth visiting. In addition, the old Delhi is famous for its bazaars, the most popular of them is Chandi Chowk. New Delhi is more modern. The business life of the metropolis is concentrated here: business centers, supermarkets, shops, banks. But there are also historical sights in Delhi. In total, Delhi has about 1,375 objects of culture and art.

Antwerp, Belgium

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It is the second city of Belgium after Brussels. It has more than half a million people (many by the standards of a miniature Europe). Antwerp is among the twenty largest ports in the world and is the second port in Europe (after Rotterdam). Antwerp is a city of art. There are many museums, galleries, art salons and other things there. It is not surprising: Antwerp is the birthplace of Rubens, Brouwere, Mace, Brueghel and other painters. Antwerp is a jewel city. And it’s not just architecture here as well as a wide range of entertainment, including the largest diamond cutting center.

Los Angeles, USA

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Los Angeles is the largest city in California (about 4 million people) and the second largest in the United States. It is a fairly young city, it does not have any respectable architectural monuments. In the center there are several buildings of the early twentieth century, built in the Art Deco style. But, despite this, LA is a fairy-tale city, a dream city. It’s the homeland of Hollywood. There you can meet world-famous stars and become a superstar yourself.

Aarhus, Denmark

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City number 2 in Denmark is Aarhus, which is in the east of the Jutland peninsula, on the shore of the Gulf with the same name. It is the main port of the country. In the city of Århus, about 300 thousand people live, but together with agglomerations, it can reach up to a million. The most important sights of Aarhus – the cathedral (the largest in Denmark) of XIII-XV centuries, the town hall, the university, etc. In total in the old part of Aarhus there are more than fifty historical objects.

Tel-Aviv, Israel

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The architects of the German school Bauhaus were working for a long time over Tel Aviv building: the houses were two or three-storey made of concrete, and the streets stretched strictly perpendicular to the coast. Due to this UNESCO has added Tel-Aviv to the list of cultural values ​​called “White City”. Tel Aviv is the cultural center of Israel. There are several dozens of concert and theater halls, many museums and galleries here. As for the population of the city, it is ranked as the second in the country with a total number of 414,600 people.

Geneva, Switzerland

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In Geneva, 194 thousand people live, 44% of them are foreigners. This is not surprising. Indeed, Geneva has repeatedly been recognized as the best city for life. Geneva is an important political and economic center of Europe (and in the whole world). There are headquarters of dozens of international organizations here: the UN, the Red Cross, WTO, WHO and others. At the same time, Geneva is also an incredibly beautiful city with many sights. What are only the basilica of Notre-Dame, the Cathedral of St. Petra, the Geneva fountain and others.

And our last trip around 10 more beautiful cities around the world will take place soon. Do not miss! It will be the last but very memorable journey around 40 most beautiful  “second” cities in the world.

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