Matera and Plovdiv are the 2019 European Capitals of Culture, the contest was one of the toughest ever, with 21 initial contenders. Matera is the hidden treasure of Southern Italy, a spectacular city with unique atmosphere with a population of 60 000, located in the region of Basilicata. It is known as “la città Sotterranea”, the Subterranean City.
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Alexander von Humboldt, the German natural scientist and great explorer, died 160 years ago ...
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Budapest is one of the most attractive cities, in Europe, rich in architecture and art. Thanks to its special qualities, it’s a wonderfully located city, divided by the River Danube. One of the capital’s most noteworthy attraction is Central Europe’s largest wholesale market for fresh vegetables and fruits – the Budapest Wholesale Market.
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In the Slovak Republic, since 1993 Denmark is represented by Michal Lőrincz Honorary Consul who is also the president of the Slovak Honorary Consular Corp. He was one of the main organizers of the visit of Queen Margarethe II. when she visited Slovakia in October 1994.
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Paul Cézanne was born 180 years ago, on January 19, 1839. He was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century.
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