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It is nicknamed the Border City.
The biggest employer here is Cavaghan & Gray.
Former England rugby union captain Steve Borthwick is a native of this place.

33. York, England 

Interesting facts:

This town was founded by the Romans in 71AD.
This place was voted European Tourism City of the Year in 2007.
The largest Gothic Cathedral in northern Europe is at this city’s center.
In 2009, York was the 7th most visited city by UK residents and the 13th most visited by overseas visitors.
Unemployment in York is low at 4.2% compared to the United Kingdom national average of 5.3%
The biggest employer in York is the City of York Council, with over 7,500 employees.
The most notable sportsmen to come from York in recent years are footballer Marco Gabbiadini and former England manager Steve McClaren, who both attended Nunthorpe Grammar School.

32. Kingston upon Hull, England 

Interesting facts:

The telephone boxes in this town set it apart from other towns. They are cream/white and not traditional red.
King Edward I bought this town.
The electric retailer Comet Group was founded here.
It is usually referred to just as Hull.
Instead of red telephone boxes, it has cream colored ones!
The port served as a base for Edward I during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Several well-known British companies, including BP, Smith & Nephew, Seven Seas, and Reckitt Benckiser, have facilities in Hull.
Artist and Royal Academician David Remfry grew up in Hull and studied at the Hull College of Art.
Sir Tom Courtenay, Ian Carmichael and Maureen Lipman were born and brought up in Hull.

31. Middlesbrough, England 

Interesting facts:

The odd spelling of part of this town’s name sets it apart from others.
Prime Minister William Gladstone dubbed this place ‘an infant Hercules’ in ‘England’s enterprise’.
A place with the same name is in Kentucky, United States.
The importance of the area to the developing iron and steel trade gave it the nickname Ironopolis.
Middlesbrough had the distinction of being the first major British town and industrial target to be bombed during the Second World War.
“Erimus” or “We shall be”, in Latin was chosen as Middlesbrough’s motto to signify the town’s will to grow and become great from its foundation in 1830.
Middlesbrough uses combined installations of CCTV cameras and loudspeakers to reprimand citizens when they are committing infringements (throwing cigarette ends on the ground, littering etc.)
Middlesbrough is home to the Championship football team, Middlesbrough F.C., owned by local haulage entrepreneur Steve Gibson.
Middlesbrough is also the home of the award-winning series of short films called Cold Up North.
The world-famous explorer, navigator, and map maker Captain James Cook was born in Marton, which is now a suburb in the south-east of Middlesbrough.

30. Durham, England 

Interesting facts:

The largest socialist trade union event in the world is held here.
Sir Walter Scott was so inspired by this place that he wrote the poem, “Harold the Dauntless”.
The oldest castle in England to have never suffered a breech is located here.
The whole of the center of Durham is designated a conservation area.
The Durham Cathedral houses the shrine and related treasures of Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, and these are on public view.
Durham Regatta has been held on the River Wear in Durham since 1834. It is the second oldest regatta in Britain and is often referred to as ‘the Henley of the North’.
Rowan Atkinson, (born in Consett in 1955), actor- Attended the Chorister School 1964–1966 is from here.

29. Newcastle, England

Interesting facts:

People from here are often called Geordies.
It is host to the world’s most popular half marathon.
It has plans to become “the first Carbon Neutral Town”.
Among its main icons are Newcastle Brown Ale, a leading brand of beer.
The UK’s first biotechnology village, the “Center for Life” is located in the city center close to the Central Station. The village is the first step in the City Council’s plans to transform Newcastle into a science city.
Newcastle was voted as the Best City in the North in April 2007 by The Daily Telegraph newspaper—beating Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds in an online poll conducted of its readers.
Newcastle was in the top ten of the country’s top night spots.
Charles Avison, the leading British composer of concertos in the 18th century, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1709 and died there in 1770.

28. Edinburgh, Scotland 

Interesting facts:

This is the second largest city in Scotland.
It was one of the historical centers of the Enlightenment.
It is also the second most visited tourist destination in the UK.
It is the seat of the Scottish Parliament and the capital of Scotland.
It’s nickname is The Athens of the North.
The city hosts the annual Edinburgh Festival, a group of official and independent festivals held annually over about four weeks beginning in early August.
Edinburgh is the most competitive large city in the UK according to the Center for International Competitiveness.
Edinburgh has recently become home to the headquarters of Tesco Bank and Virgin Money.

27. Dundee, Scotland 

Interesting facts:

This is the fourth largest city in Scotland.
This place is home to two universities and has a student population of 17,000.Hollywood actor Brian Cox is from here.
The town developed into a burgh in Medieval times, and expanded rapidly in the 19th century largely due to the jute industry. This, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of “jute, jam and journalism”.
Today, Dundee is promoted as ‘One City, Many Discoveries’ in honor of Dundee’s history of scientific activities and of the RRS Discovery, Robert Falcon Scott’s Antarctic exploration vessel, which was built in Dundee and is now berthed in the city harbor.
The town was the location of one of the worst rail disasters in British history, the Tay Bridge disaster.
Rockstar North, developer of Lemmings and the Grand Theft Auto series was founded in Dundee.
The Northern Irish indie rock band Snow Patrol was formed by students at the University of Dundee.

26. Aberdeen, Scotland 

Interesting facts:

This is Scotland’s third most populous city.
One of it’s nicknames is “The Granite City”.
One of the world’s busiest commercial heliports is located here.
During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen’s buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, whose mica deposits sparkle like silver.
In January 2011 Aberdeen was named one of five cities which could help the UK climb its way out of the recession because of its high levels of employment, abundance of skilled workers, and an increase in average weekly earnings.
Aberdeen has won the Britain in Bloom competition a record-breaking ten times.
The city’s toast is “Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again”.
Aberdeen has long been famous for its 45 outstanding parks and gardens, and citywide floral displays which include two million roses, eleven million daffodils and three million crocuses.

25. Isle of Lewis 

Interesting facts:

This place was once part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles.
No snakes inhabit this place!
This place only has one town.
In 1917 the Isle of Lewis was bought by the soap magnate Lord Leverhulme who intended to make Stornoway an industrial town and build a fish cannery.
There are 15 Sites of Special Scientific Interest on Lewis in the biology category, spread across the island.
The island’s most famous insect resident is the Scottish midge which is ever-present near water at certain times of the year.
Despite the name the Harris tweed industry is today focused in Lewis with the major finishing mills in Shawbost and Stornoway.
Donald Trump, American billionaire has a connection here because his mother came from Tong, a village 4 miles (6.4 km) from Stornoway.

24. Shetland, Scotland 

Interesting facts:

On clear winter nights, the “northern lights” can be seen from here.
It is the third larges Scottish Island.
Vikings made this island the headquarters of pirate expeditions.
In 43 and 77 AD the Roman authors Pomponius Mela and Pliny the Elder referred to the seven islands they call Haemodae and Acmodae respectively, both of which are assumed to be Shetland.
Shetland is a popular destination for cruise ships and in 2010 the Lonely Planet guide named Shetland as the sixth best region in the world for tourists seeking unspoilt destinations.
Roy Grönneberg, who founded the local chapter of the Scottish National Party in 1966, designed the flag of Shetland in cooperation with Bill Adams to mark the 500 year anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Norway to Scotland.
Inevitably, the real ale-producing Valhalla Brewery is the most northerly in Britain.
Walter Scott’s 1822 novel The Pirate is set in “a remote part of Shetland”, and was inspired by his 1814 visit to the islands.
There are a variety of indigenous breeds, of which the diminutive Shetland Pony is probably the best known as well as being an important part of the Shetland farming tradition.

23. Orkney, Scotland 

Interesting facts:

This is the sixth largest Scottish Island.
The name means “seal islands”.
The residents of this place refer to the non residents as “ferry loupers”.
The North Ronaldsay Sheep is an unusual breed of domesticated animal, subsisting largely on a diet of seaweed, since they are confined to the foreshore for most of the year to conserve the limited grazing inland.
An Orcadian is a native of Orkney, a term that reflects a strongly held identity with a tradition of understatement.
A charred hazelnut shell, recovered in 2007 during excavations in Tankerness on the Mainland has been dated to 6820-6660 BC indicating the presence of Mesolithic nomadic tribes.
The European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) is a Scottish Government-backed research facility that has installed a wave testing system at Billia Croo on the Orkney Mainland and a tidal power testing station on the island of Eday.
The best known literary figures from modern Orkney are the poet Edwin Muir, the poet and novelist George Mackay Brown and the novelist Eric Linklater.

22. Inverness, Scotland 

Interesting facts:

This is the northernmost city in the UK.
It’s name means “Mouth of the River Ness”.
The first UK Council meeting to take place outside of London occurred here.
Inverness lies on the Great Glen Fault. The last earthquake to affect Inverness occurred in 1934.
In 2001 city status was granted to the Town of Inverness.
Inverness is an important center for bagpipe players and lovers, since every September the city hosts the Northern Meeting.
Inverness is home to two summer music festivals, Rockness and the Tartan Heart Festival, that bring a variety of different music to the town.
In 2006 Inverness hosted Scotland’s biggest ever Highland Games over two days in July, featuring the Masters’ World Championships, the showcase event for heavies aged over 40 years.
Inverness is the location of Macbeth’s castle in Shakespeare’s play.

21. Glasgow, Scotland

Interesting facts:

This place is the third most populous in the United Kingdom.
It is the host to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
It is home to the Scottish national media.
Glasgow grew from a hamlet on the River Clyde to become one of the largest seaports in Britain.
It is ranked as the 57th most liveable city in the world.
Glasgow has the lowest life expectancy of any UK city at 72.9 years.
Glasgow is the home of the SECC, the United Kingdom’s largest exhibition and conference center.
The MOBO Awards were held at the SECC on 30 September 2009, making Glasgow the first out-of-London city to host the event since its launch in 1995.
The world’s first international football match was held in 1872 at the West of Scotland Cricket Club’s Hamilton Crescent ground in the Partick area of the city. The match, between Scotland and England finished 0–0.

20. Belfast, Ireland 

Interesting facts:

This place’s name means “mouth of the shoal”.
It has the nickname of “Linenopolis”.
This is northern Ireland’s capital city.
The Harland and Wolff shipyards became one of the largest shipbuilders in the world, employing up to 35,000 workers.
Belfast was heavily bombed during World War II. In one raid, in 1941, German bombers killed around one thousand people and left tens of thousands homeless. Outside of London, this was the greatest loss of life in a night raid during the Blitz.
Former poet and Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, Dr William Philbin wrote this of Belfast: “Belfast is a city walled in by mountains, moated by seas, and undermined by deposits of history”.
The ornately decorated Crown Liquor Saloon, designed by Joseph Anderson in 1876, in Great Victoria Street is the only bar in the UK owned by the National Trust.
The Lyric Theater, (re-opened 1 May 2011 after undergoing a rebuilding program) the only full-time producing theater in the country, is where film star Liam Neeson began his career.
Musicians and bands who have written songs about or dedicated to Belfast: U2, Van Morrison, Snow Patrol, Simple Minds, Elton John, Katie Melua, Boney M, Paul Muldoon, Stiff Little Fingers, Nanci Griffith, Glenn Patterson, Orbital, James Taylor, Spandau Ballet, The Police, Barnbrack, Gary Moore Neon Neon.

19. Dublin, Ireland       

Interesting facts:

This place’s name means “town of the hurdled ford”.
It is the most populous city in Ireland.
It is reputedly one of Europe’s most youthful cities, with an estimate of 50% of citizens being younger than 25.
Dublin has more green spaces per square kilometer than any other European capital city, with 97% of city residents living within 300 meters of a park area.
In 2009, Dublin was listed as the fourth richest city in the world by purchasing power and 10th richest by personal income.
Companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, PayPal, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter and Pfizer now have European headquarters and/or operational bases in the city.
In 2011, the city was ranked 9th of major world cities on the Copenhagenize Index of Bicycle-Friendly Cities.
Dublin has a world famous literary history, having produced many prominent literary figures, including Nobel laureates William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Samuel Beckett.
The city has produced several musicians and groups of international success, including U2, Westlife, The Dubliners, The Thrills, Horslips, Jedward, The Boomtown Rats, Boyzone, Ronan Keating, Thin Lizzy, Paddy Casey, Sinéad O’Connor, The Script and My Bloody Valentine.

18. Newry, Ireland 

Interesting facts:

It is the 4th largest city in Northern Ireland.
The name means “a grove of yew trees”.
It has a reputation as one of the best provincial shopping-towns in Northern Ireland.
Newry saw a number of violent incidents during the conflict known as the Troubles. These were ongoing into the late 90′s and even in 2010 – such as bomb scares and car bombs.
December 2008, The New York Times described Newry as “the hottest shopping spot within the European Union’s open borders, a place where consumers armed with euros enjoy a currency discount averaging 30 percent or more”.
In 2006 Newry topped the league of house prices increases across the whole United Kingdom over the last decade, as prices in the city had increased by 371% since 1996.
Saint Patrick’s Church was built in 1578 on the instructions of Nicholas Bagenal, who was granted the monastery lands by Edward VI, and is considered to be the first Protestant church in Ireland.
Actor siblings John and Susan Lynch, were both born in Newry.

17. Londonderry/Derry UK

Interesting facts:

It is the second biggest city in Northern Ireland.
Its name means oak-grove.
There is a town in New Hampshire, US that shares the same name.
Derry is also a fictional town in Maine, USA, used in some Stephen King novels.
Derry is the only remaining completely intact walled city in Ireland and one of the finest examples of a walled city in Europe.
In 2013, Derry will become the first city to be designated UK City of Culture, having been awarded the title in July 2010.
The name Derry is very much in popular use throughout Ireland for the naming of places, and there are at least six towns bearing that name and at least a further 79 places.
It is one of the few cities in Europe that never saw its fortifications breached, withstanding several sieges including one in 1689 which lasted 105 days, hence the city’s nickname, The Maiden City.
Derry is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Ireland.

16. Portrush, Ireland

Interesting facts:

This place is home to one of northern Ireland’s best known nightclubs.
The largest amusement park in Northern Ireland is located here.
Professional golfer Darren Clarke, winner of the 2011 The Open Championship, lives here.
Professional golfer Graeme McDowell, who was the first Irishman to win the US Open, was born in Portrush.
Royal Portrush Golf Club. The only place outside mainland United Kingdom to host the British Open. 2011 British Open champion Darren Clarke is the clubs resident professional, and lives in Portrush.
The Kelly’s complex consists of a multitude of bars and clubs and is Northern Ireland’s largest nightclub complex. It includes the nightclub Lush! which attracts many of the world’s top DJs and hosts BBC Radio 1 events.
Marie-Therese Emma Caraher-Gilbert, Mrs New Zealand 2006, lived in Portrush with her family from 1977 until 1990. Emma’s family history in Portrush is long, dating back over 100 years.

15. Isle of Man  

Interesting Facts:

This place is located in the middle of the northern Irish Sea.
From this place’s mountain top, it is said that you can see the six kingdoms.
Under British law, this place is not a part of the United Kingdom.
Rising water levels cut off the island from the surrounding islands around 8000 BC.
The United Kingdom is responsible for the island’s defense and ultimately for good governance, and for representing the island in international forums, while the island’s own parliament and government have competence over all domestic matters.
The island’s parliament, Tynwald, claims to be the oldest continuously existing ruling body in the world.
The Manx government promotes island locations for making films by contributing to the production costs. Since 1995, over eighty films have been made on the island.
The Isle of Man has become a center for emerging private space travel companies. A number of the competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize, a $30 million competition for the first privately funded team to send a robot to the moon, are based on the Island.

14. Liverpool, England 

Interesting Facts:

People that live here are often referred to as “Scousers”.
This place is home to the largest Chinese community in Europe.
The popularity of the Beatles contribute to this place’s status as a tourist destination.
nhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians.
The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country.
The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and it held the European Capital of Culture title together with Stavanger, Norway, in 2008.
Several areas of the city center were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004.
Liverpool was also the site of the UK’s first provincial airport, operating from 1930.
In 1999, Liverpool was the first city outside the capital to be awarded blue plaques by English Heritage in recognition of the “significant contribution made by its sons and daughters in all walks of life.”

13.  Bolton, England 

Interesting facts:

The sportswear company, Reebok is based here.
World Champion boxer Amir Khan is from this place.
Le Mans, France is one of its twin towns.
The town’s motto of Supera Moras means “overcome difficulties”.
A tradition of cottage spinning and weaving and the mechanisation of the textile industry by local inventors, Richard Arkwright and Samuel Crompton led to the rapid growth of Bolton in the 19th century.
During the night of 26 September 1916, Bolton was the target for one of the first aerial offensives in history.
In 2008, Watson Steel Structure of Lostock, Bolton was awarded the contract to build the steel structure for the 2012 Olympic arena.
According to a survey of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Boltonians are the friendliest people in Britain.

12. Stoke-on-Trent, England 

This place is also called The Potteries.
The company Wedgewood was established and based here.
It is also known as the “city of five towns”.
Stoke-on-Trent is considered to be the home of the pottery industry in England.
The motto of Stoke-on-Trent is “Vis Unita Fortior” which can be translated as: United Strength is Stronger.
With the pottery  industry came a large number of notable ceramic artists including Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Charlotte Rhead, Frederick Hurten Rhead and Jabez Vodrey.
The Michelin tire company also has a presence in Stoke-on-Trent, and in the 1920s built their first UK plant in the city.
Stoke has been the birthplace of many actors, including Hugh Dancy who has been in Black Hawk Down.
Robbie Williams is perhaps the most famous pop star to hail from the city.

 

11. Chester, England

Interesting Facts:

A considerable amount of the land here is owned by The Duke of Westminster.
Minerva’s Shrine is located here.
The oldest shop front in England is said to be located here.
Chester was founded as a “castrum” or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix in the year 79 by the Roman Legio II Adiutrix during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian.
Chester was one of the last towns in England to fall to the Normans in the Norman conquest of England.
Chester is one of the best preserved walled cities in Britain. Apart from a 100-metre (330 ft) section, the listed Grade I walls are almost complete.
In 2007 Chester Council announced a 10-year plan to see Chester become a “must see European destination”.
Mansun are probably the most famous rock band to come from Chester.

10. Bangor, Gwynedd

Interesting Facts:

This is one of the smallest cities in Britain.
It is one of only 6 places classed as a city in Wales.
It has been called “The Athens of Wales”.
One of it’s claims to fame is that Bangor allegedly has the longest High Street in Wales and the United Kingdom.
During World War 2, parts of the BBC evacuated to Bangor during the worst of the Blitz.
Garth Pier is the second longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles, at 1,500 feet (460 m) in length.
In 1967, The Beatles came to Bangor, staying in Dyfrdwy, one of the halls comprising Adeilad Hugh Owen (Hugh Owen Building), now part of the Management Center, for their first encounter with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, during which visit they learned of the death of their manager Brian Epstein.

9. Aberystwyth, Wales

Interesting Facts:

This place is a major tourist center between South Wales and North Wales.
The first independent Welsh Evangelical Church was established here.
It is the setting for the cult Louie Knight series by Malcolm Pryce.
Although the name may seem to suggest otherwise, only the River Rheidol passes through the town.
The town is generally regarded as the capital of Mid Wales and several institutions have regional or national offices there.
In March 2009, mayor Sue Jones-Davies, who had played the role of Judith Iscariot in the film Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979), organized a charity screening of the film.
The town is the setting for Koudelka, a PlayStation RPG.

8. Cardiff, Wales 

Interesting Facts:

This place is the largest city in Wales.
It is the most popular tourist visitation place in Wales.
It is the sixth best city for shopping in the UK!
The city is Wales’ chief commercial center, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales.
In 2011, Cardiff was ranked 6th in the world in National Geographic’s alternative tourist destinations.
Cardiff was made a city in 1905, and proclaimed capital of Wales in 1955.
Cardiff is the largest media center in the UK outside of London.
The Millennium Stadium will also host 11 football matches as part of the 2012 Summer Olympics, including the games’ opening event and the men’s bronze medal match.

7. Bath, England

Interesting Facts:

This place was first established as a spa.
There are 3.8 million day visitors to this place a year!
30,000 Roman coins were recently found here.
The city was first established as a spa with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis.
The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Bath may have been the site of the Battle of Mons Badonicus (c. 500 AD), where King Arthur is said to have defeated the Anglo-Saxons.
Bath became the leading center of fashionable life in England during the 18th century.
Jane Austen lived in the city from 1801 with her father, mother and sister Cassandra, and the family resided in the city at four successive addresses until 1806.

6. Bristol, England 

Interesting Facts:

It is the most populous city in South West England.
There are 34 other populated places on Earth with the same name.
If you are from here, you are called a Bristolian.
The city is built around the River Avon, and it also has a short coastline on the Severn Estuary, which flows into the Bristol Channel.
Bristol is the largest center of culture, employment and education in the region.
Based on its environmental performance, quality of life, future-proofing and how well it is addressing climate change, recycling and biodiversity, Bristol was ranked as the UK’s most sustainable city.
Each August the city is host to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, one of Europe’s largest hot air balloon events.
The city is famous for its music and film industries, and was a finalist for the 2008 European Capital of Culture.

5. Taunton, England

Interesting Facts:

The UK’s oldest department store is located here.
It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset.
It derives its name from “Town on the River Tone”.
It hosts the Taunton flower show, which has been held in Vivary Park since 1866.
It is also one of the few remaining places where you can purchase a hand-made cricket bat.
Taunton is also home to one of the head offices of Debenhams, Western Provident Association, Viridor and CANDAC.
Occasionally, large-scale events are held at County Ground, Taunton, such as Elton John in 2006 who will return to the same venue in 2012.
Taunton also features in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams part of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series of books.

4. Exeter, England 

Interesting Facts:

It was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Britain.
It has been identified as one of the top ten most profitable locations for a business to be based.
Original Roman walls circle this city’s centre.
Medieval vaulted tunnels built to house pipes bringing fresh water into the city, the only system of its kind open to the public in the country.
The City Wall comprises the remains of a two-mile russet-red wall built by the Romans around AD 55; about 70% is still standing and incorporated into the cityscape.
In May 2008 there was an attempted terrorist attack on the Giraffe cafe in Princesshay.
The Met Office, the main weather forecasting organization for the United Kingdom relocated from Bracknell in Berkshire to Exeter in 2004.
The Crowner John Mysteries by Bernard Knight are a series of books set in 12th century Exeter.
The town of Exeter, California, USA, was named by a former resident of Exeter working on behalf of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

3. Plymouth, England

Interesting Facts:

The Pilgrim Fathers left from this place to establish the second colony in the U.S.
Today, it is the 16th most populated city in England.
It has the largest operational naval base in Western Europe.
Plymouth’s history goes back to the Bronze Age when its first settlement grew at Mount Batten.
The first record of the existence of a settlement at Plymouth was in the Domesday Book in 1086.
Plymouth Council is currently undertaking a project of urban redevelopment called the “Vision for Plymouth”.
The British Fireworks Championships are held here!
Navigator, Sir Francis Drake was the mayor of Plymouth at one time.

2. Lands End, England

Interesting Facts:

This place is the extreme westerly point on the mainland of England.
Its name is often used to suggest distance.
It is located on the Penwith peninsula.
Land’s End to John o’ Groats in Scotland is a distance of 838 miles (1,349 km) by road.
The mythical lost land of Lyonesse (referred to in Arthurian literature) was supposedly located between Scilly and the mainland of Land’s End.
The headland has been designated as an Important Plant Area, by the organization Plantlife, for rare species of flora.
Many of its former mining districts are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The county welcomes 4 million visitors annually.

1. Athens, Greece

Interesting facts:

It is one of the world’s oldest cities.
This place is referred to as the birthplace of democracy.
It was the host of the first modern day Olympic Games.
In 2008, Athens was ranked the world’s 32nd richest city by purchasing power and the 25th most expensive in a UBS study.
Athens is home to the National Archeological Museum, featuring the world’s largest collection of ancient Greek antiquities, as well as the new Acropolis Museum.
The city is often referred to with its nickname in Greek as τὸ κλεινὸν ἄστυ, which means in English the glorious city.
Athens is home to 148 theatrical stages, more than any other city in the world, including the famous ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus, home to the Athens Festival.
1896 brought forth the revival of the modern Olympic Games, by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin. Thanks to his efforts, Athens was awarded the first modern Olympic Games.
Athens was awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics on 5 September 1997 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after having lost a previous bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympics, to Atlanta, United States.