Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Thun, Winter 2024
Thun is a town in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located where the Aare flows out of Lake Thun (Thunersee). Besides tourism, machine and precision instrument engineering, the largest garrison in the country, the food industry, armaments and publishing are of economic importance to Thun. The official language of Thun is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
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Marina di Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Marina di Pisa is a seaside resort of Tuscany, in central Italy. It lies on the left bank of the Arno River, where it flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is located directly north of the seaside resort of Tirrenia and about 10 kilometers West from Pisa. From Marina di Pisa, it is possible to see the islands of Corsica, Elba and Gorgona; and the mountains of the Apuan Alps, Apennines, and Monti Pisani above Pisa. Marina di Pisa was mostly built during the economic boom of the late 1800s, as a seaside resort. It was further developed in the 1930s. Many marine support industries developed at the mouth of the Arno river and in the area along its banks. The German aviation company Dornier based most of their production in the town from 1922 to 1932, after The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 banned construction of engine-powered aircraft in Germany. The village is mostly inhabited during summer, however there are many people that live here all year. A redevelopment project is under way at the mouth of the Arno, known as "Bocca d’Arno", in a disused industrial area where a new touristic port has been built and a new residential district will be inaugurated in the next years.
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Khor Fakkan, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Khor Fakkan is a city and an exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah, located on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), facing the Gulf of Oman. It lies between the Shumayliyah Mountains and the Arabian Sea. The city, the second largest on the east coast after Fujairah City, is set on the bay of Khor Fakkan, which means "Creek of Two Jaws". It is the site of Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the UAE. It is also a popular spot among domestic tourists due to its white sand beaches and coral reefs that attract many marine life enthusiasts.
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Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy
The Carnival of Viareggio is a carnival event yearly held in the Tuscan city of Viareggio, in Italy. It is considered amongst the most renowned carnival celebrations in Italy. The parade of floats and masks gives its main characteristic, usually made of paper pulp, depicting caricatures of famous people, such as politicians, showmen and sportsmen; the parade is held on the Viareggio avenue located alongside the local beach. The first Viareggio carnival parade was born in 1873, when some wealthy middle-class men decided to organize a parade of floats adorned with flowers and part of them, as a sign of protest, then decided to put on masks in order to show their refusal of high taxes they were forced to pay. The official mascot of the Viareggio carnival is Burlamacco and it was first depicted in 1931.
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