World City Guides

Originally a mission station set up in 1554 by Jesuit priests on the banks of the Rio Tiete, the city of Sao Paulo is today an awesome megalopolis, the industrial and commercial powerhous... >>

Delightful Durban is the largest city of the vast and varied Kwa-Zulu Natal province of South Africa >>

The industrial city of Port Elizabeth is the centre of the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, known in most tourist guides as ‘settler country’ >>

The enchanting city of Barcelona is a visual delight, and has an atmosphere that combines elegance and sophistication with provincial charm >>

Tel Aviv is a vibrant modern city that is best known for its sun-drenched beaches, pumping nightclubs, designer shopping, crowded street markets and high culture >>

The sprawling industrial city of Detroit, the oldest city in America’s mid-west, began life as a trading post when French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac landed on the banks of the Det... >>

It is impossible not to fall in love with Paris >>

In ancient times the city of Xi'an was a major crossroads on the trading routes from eastern China to central Asia, and the beginning point of the famed Silk Road; in recent years this 3,100 year o... >>

The most heavily populated city in Canada, Toronto is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, financial, commercial and cultural centre with a rich multi-cultural heritage of more than 80 ethnic groups, speaking... >>

Set in the middle of the vast Mojave Desert, Las Vegas was created entirely to entertain and has been described as the world's largest theme park >>

Home of the European Union, Brussels has become a bustling centre for bureaucrats and businessmen and is a thriving cosmopolitan metropolis >>

Pensacola, close to the Alabama state border on the Gulf coast, is yet another of Florida’s resort Meccas; but instead of theme parks and excitement, the city relies on real history and... >>

The only major city to escape the destruction of World War II, Krakow has one of the best-preserved medieval city centres in Europe >>

Seattle is known as “the Emerald City”, and just like the home of the Wizard of Oz in the fairy tale, it is a magical place >>

In keeping with its climate, Adelaide, capital of South Australia, has a Mediterranean ambience as it straddles the Torrens River, filled with churches, gardens, civic buildings, sidewalk cafes an... >>