World Directory, Europe, Italy, Abruzzo, Chieti

Ortona is a coastal town and municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of Abruzzo, with some 23,000 inhabitants.

World Directory, Europe, Iceland, Eyjafjordur, Akureyri

Akureyri is a town in the northern part of Iceland; it is the second largest urban area after the Greater Reykjavik area but is the fourth largest municipality in Iceland after Hafnarfjordur, Kopavogur and Reykjavik. As of the 1 April 2008 census, the town had a total population of 17,304.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Attica, Piraeus

Piraeus is Greece's third largest city in terms of population and its biggest port. It was first settled in the ages of Themistocles, when the Long Walls were built (478 BC), and the town was being laid out to the plans of the architect Hippodamus. It gained considerably in importance when Athens became a naval power. The ancient harbours of Piraeus were Zea and Munichia.

World Directory, Australia, Australia, New South Wales , Sydney

Cronulla is a beachside suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Sutherland Shire.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Peloponnese, Messenia

Pylos, or Pilos, is a large bay and a town on the west coast of the Peloponnese, in the district of Messenia in southern Greece. It is the capital of Pylia Province. Nearby villages include Gialova, Elaiofyto, Schinolakka, and Palaionero.

World Directory, Europe, France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone

Marseilles is a Provencal city with vitality, centered around 26-century-old port, with a dynamic downtown, big parks, a medieval-village-style neighborhood, downtown shopping and wonderful seafood. If you have an "image" of Marseilles that isn't good, a visit here will be a wonderful surprise.

World Directory, Europe, France, Aquitaine, Landes

Biscarrosse is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Bordeaux, and 10 km (6.2 mi) inland from the seaside resort of Biscarrosse-Plage on the Atlantic coast.

World Directory, Europe, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Ostholstein

Heiligenhafen is a town in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, opposite the island Fehmarn, approx. 60 km northeast of Lübeck, and 55 km east of Kiel.

World Directory, Europe, France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrenees-Orientales

Collioure is a seaside Mediterranean town and commune a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales, a part of the ancient Roussillon province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon region.

World Directory, North America, United States, Kansas, Douglas County