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Prague Meridian (14 ° 25’17 “east longitude) passes through the Old Town Square, near the monument of John Hus. It is marked by a long metallic strip and a different type of pavement. From 1652, it was used to determine time in Prague. Originally, the meridian was located near the no longer existing Marian Column which cast shadow on the meridian, thus determining the noon.
The so-called Prague Rocket, the 216 m high TV tower located in the heart of Vinohrady, creates a unique panorama of Prague. This city dominant offers a 360 ° prospect with thematically solved capsules, restaurant, bistro and bar, and a six-star suite – One Room Hotel, situated 66m above the city. The TV tower is also popular for its “Babies”, ten giant fiberglass statues of babies climbing the tower up and down. These were created by the Czech artist David Černý and were installed on the tower in 2000.
Copenhagen has a reputation as an expensive city to visit but, as Hotels.com’s Hotel Price Index 2011 shows, this is far from the truth.
Since the end of the 1990s, Copenhagen has experienced a significant hotel boom. Within the last couple of years the city has expanded its hotel capacity by thousands of rooms.
The resulting increased competition has brought down prices to the point where, according to Hotels.com’s Hotel Price Index, Copenhagen has some of the cheapest hotel rooms in the Scandinavia, with an average room price of less than DKK 900 per night.
While prices have remained steady in Copenhagen, in for example Stockholm, which is currently the most expensive city in Scandinavia, they have increased by as much as 11.
In terms of other European capitals, Copenhagen is significantly cheaper than cities such as Paris, London and Geneva, where prices have risen by a massive 20% since 2010.
Artipelag is a new and unique international venue where art exhibits, inspiring cultural activities, architecture, music, Swedish design and great dining live side by side with the beautiful archipelago environment. Artipelag is located at Hålludden on Värmdö Island, about 12 miles east of Stockholm. The structure is 110,000 square feet and is carefully located amongst the pine trees and the rocks with a magnificent view over Baggen’s Bay. The late architect, Johan Nyrén, drew up the plans for Artipelag at the bequest of the family-owned business, Babybjörn AB.
Ata Hotels have now fully joined up to Great Hotels Of The World, meaning they have a number of venues across Italy including a 3* venue in Milan.
The Austrian capital has won second place among the 30 cities in the world with the best reputation, according to the annual City Rep Trak report by the Reputation Institute consultancy. 18,000 people from the G8 countries (United States, Russia, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada) took part in the survey and it aims to assess variables such as emotional attachment (trust, admiration, taste and esteem) felt by the general public, relative to 100 cities from 59 countries.
Highlights of the report include:
• Vancouver is the city with the world’s best reputation, and Sydney was in third place.
• Europe is dominating the top 10– with 7 cities from this region
• High ranking cities are dominated by small to medium sized, safe, environmentally friendly and sporty cities. Mega cities tend to have a harder time contending due to the increased challenging of managing their reputation.
• Most cities are able to overcome national associations and build better reputations than their home countries
• New York doesn’t make it to the Top 20–The city is not considered a safe place
Lisbon is in the Top 30 Cities in the World with the best reputation
The Portuguese capital is among the 30 cities in the world with the best reputation, according to the annual City Rep Trak report by the Reputation Institute consultancy. Lisbon stands out for its natural beauty and “offers a variety of attractive experiences such as food, sports, architecture and entertainment.” In the 2012 report, Lisbon ranked alongside cities such as Tokyo, Helsinki, Montreal, Prague, Berlin and Toronto.
18,000 people from the G8 countries (United States, Russia, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada) took part in the survey and it aims to assess variables such as emotional attachment (trust, admiration, taste and esteem) felt by the general public, relative to 100 cities from 59 countries.
Highlights of the report include:
• Vancouver is the city with the world’s best reputation – it beat Vienna and Sydney in a close competition for the top spot
• Europe is dominating the top 10– with 7 cities from this region
• High ranking cities are dominated by small to medium sized, safe, environmentally friendly and sporty cities. Mega cities tend to have a harder time contending due to the increased challenging of managing their reputation.
• Most cities are able to overcome national associations and build better reputations than their home countries
• New York doesn’t make it to the Top 20–The city is not considered a safe place