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Although a tiny city- state, the Vatican City boasts many cultural and religious gems in its small boundaries. It’s famous for being the smallest country in the world, at less than 50 hectares, or 120 acres. And its permanent population is less than 1000 people. But it is home to the Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica, ten museums and many lush gardens! And as the world centre of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican is a place of enormous interest to pilgrims and art lovers the world over.

Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets, and waterways of Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination.

Everything that could possibly be wrong with a city was wrong with Calcutta. When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of 12, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times. After graduating from Princeton, he moved back to the world which his immigrant parents had abandoned, to a city built between a river and a swamp, where the moisture-drenched air swarms with mosquitos after sundown.

India is a religious and ethnically diverse country. Indian culture is characterized by distinct languages, and rich traditions among various ethnic and religious groups. Folk Katha, in this podcast show we will talk about India's different Folk Arts from paintings to music, food & literature, etc.

As a kid growing up in Manhattan, William Helmreich played a game with his father they called "Last Stop." They would pick a subway line and ride it to its final destination, and explore the neighborhood there. Decades later, Helmreich teaches university courses about New York, and his love for exploring the city is as strong as ever. Putting his feet to the test, he decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs - an astonishing 6,000 miles.

Sur les rives de l'Amazone, la jungle s'étend indéfiniment et partout le danger guette. À l'aube du XXe siècle le colonel Fawcett s'enfonce dans cet enfer vert, en quête d'un mystérieux royaume, d'une civilisation riche et oubliée. Prêt à tout risquer pour entrer dans l'Histoire, l'aventurier affronte animaux sauvages et tribus indigènes. Mais, bientôt, Fawcett ne donne plus aucun signe de vie.

Esta es una serie sobre la ciudad que es una y muchas a la vez. En el capítulo principal, Isaac Torres, artista, escritor y gestor cultural con estudios en urbanismo y un profundo conocimiento sobre el Defectuoso, describe los territorios que habitamos lxs chilangxs, sus puntos neurales y su evolución. Y, además, recorre las ciudades que hay dentro de la ciudad.

A boldly rendered—and deeply intimate—account of Hong Kong today, from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises. “[A] pulsing debut . . . about what it means to find your place in a city as it vanishes before your eyes...

Since the East India Company merged seven islands into Bombay (now Mumbai), change has been constant-but now it is used as a weapon for displacement, disguised as development. Slums are erased overnight to make way for luxury towers priced in tens of crores. The working class is pushed to the...

Walking tours of Italy great cities and towns, including Florence, Siena, Cortona, Lucca and Perugia in Tuscany and Umbria. Our tours guide you around your chosen destination's most interesting tourist sights, tell you about the history and stories behind each location. Follow our directions between each stop on your circular tour. Get tips on where to eat and drink as you enjoy your holiday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

USA TODAY’s critically acclaimed investigative podcast about power in American cities.Season 1, Chicago: A black neighborhood fights back when a mysterious man with mob ties builds an illegal dump across the street from an elementary school. Along the way they confront corrupt politicians, apathetic bureaucrats—and a secret undercover FBI investigation.Season 2, Reno: A surprising proxy battle for the future of Reno pits a brash strip club kingpin against power brokers in city hall. The winner-takes-all fight could remake the city—and ruin lives in the process.

The feel-good romcom of the year, an uplifting romantic adventure set against the lights, food and beauty of the most romantic city in the world. ✒️✒️AN ASPIRING WRITER.✒️✒️ 🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳A BUDDING CHEF.🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳 🍀🍀ONE CHANCE MEETING.🍀🍀...

En la ciudad fuimos, somos y seremos. Hijes, padres, madres, progenitores, abuelxs. Vivimos todes en un encuentro de tiempos mismo del que son testigos espacios donde baile, comida, juego y amor, se convierten en motores que nos unen, y con los que superamos las diferencias.

La Ciudad de México late al ritmo de mandíbulas triturando comida, paladares degustando sabores, cucharones revolviendo ollas, carritos haciendo sonar sus vapores... Aquí hay una variedad de sabores para aquel a quien le suene la tripa. En ¡A mordidas! Comer a toda hora en la CDMX, Ana Paula Tovar prueba los sabores de la madrugada a la trasnoche por las calles chilangas y demuestra que en la capital de la garnacha se come rico a toda hora.

La ciudad es bebedora por excelencia: desde unas chelas hasta exquisitos cócteles, pasando por bebidas tradicionales como el mezcal, y de los dioses como el pulque, en CDMX se bebe 24/7. En este número, revisamos la historia del Tenampa, emblemático salón que nos antoja un tequila bien servido, para salir después a la plaza Garibaldi, territorio de mariachis; recorrer emblemáticas cantinas del Centro Histórico, y descubrir brebajes como el tepache o los tragos clásicos: un old fashioned, un negroni, un daikiri. También, el trago más sabroso: una cuba de ron con coca, a veces pintadita.

Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an unheated, seventh-floor walk-up garret near the Champs-Élysées to the old Montmartre haunts of the doomed painter Modigliani, the tombs of Père-Lachaise cemetery, the luxuriant alleys of the Luxembourg Gardens, and the aristocratic Île Saint-Louis midstream in the Seine.

France Travel Guide 2026 podcast for trip planning, regions, cities, transport and budget. This structured audio series covers where to stay, best regions (Provence, French Riviera, Alps, Normandy), train travel (SNCF & TGV), food culture, costs and practical travel tips. Includes Paris and major city guides to help you build smarter itineraries, avoid common mistakes and plan your France trip with confidence.

Let’s Talk Harlingen is the official podcast for the City of Harlingen, hosted by Mayor Norma Sepulveda and Cassandra Consiglio from Visit Harlingen. Together, they sit down with community leaders, city staff, and special guests to discuss the issues, projects, and stories shaping Harlingen. From infrastructure and public safety to culture, events, and economic development, this podcast offers an inside look at the city's progress—and the people behind it. These are real conversations for Harlingen residents, because here, your voice matters. Let’s talk!

In Rome, bestselling author and Vatican expert Andreas Englisch, who has lived in the Eternal City for three decades, invites readers on a journey of discovery. He offers fresh perspectives on seemingly well-known sights, looks backward and forward through Roman history, and reveals surprising secrets about the famous landmarks of the Tiber city.

Cities are great. But they could be better! That’s why City Cast CEO David Plotz is sitting down weekly with local insiders from across the City Cast podcast network, to talk through what their cities are doing right and sometimes wrong, the weird things they’re trying, and the surprising successes — so that we can all learn how to make our cities a little bit better. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.