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Salzburg’s celebrated ones
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart one of the most celebrated classical composers was born and raised in the city: 2. the motion picture which won Best Picture at the 38th annual Academy Awards, The Sound of...
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Nagyszeben Natives
Nicolaus Olahus, born in Sibiu in the late 15th century, later became the Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary. Claudia Maria Presăcan, also a Sibiu native is a Romanian world-class gymnast, a three-time...
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I once lived in Debrecen
Ady Endre was one of the most famous Hungarian poets in the late 19th-early 20th century: Ady Endre via Wikipedia Arany János was another famous poet before Ady and is considered to be “the...
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I was born in Debrecen
Szabó Magda was a Hungarian writer, poet and translator and one of the most significant women in Hungarian literature Szabo Magda – image via olvassbele.com Petőfi Zoltán, poet and actor was the son...
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Kosice’s reputed
Csordák Lajos was a famous painter who was born and lived in the city Csordak Lajos painting – via snipview.com Martina Hingis, world-famous tennis player was also born in Kosice: Martina Hingis –...
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Reims Residents
Nicolas de Grigny was a 17th century organist and composer: Paul Fort was a French poet: Paul Fort – image via cultivonsnous.fr Robert Pirès is a French footballer best known for playing for...
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Florentines outside the Renaissance
Galileo Galilei, (1564-1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer Galilei – image via Wikipedia Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321) was a famous poet of the Middle Ages Dante...
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Renaissance Men in Florence
Michelangelo Buonarotti, (1475-1564) was a painter, sculptor, architect and poet. La Creazione dell’Uomo – image via allfamousartists.com Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1519 born and raised in Florence,...
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Verona’s Famous
When I first thought of doing a post on Verona, I hadn’t realized how many notable people were born and lived in this world-famous city. Therefor, in order to honor their memory and their work, I...
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5+1 Fun Facts – Rome
Last semester I had to do a presentation on Rome for one of my University classes. Besides the usual stuff (meaning geography, history, getting around and sites to see), we had to look up some fun...
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Good to know! (Venice)
Ludovico de Luigi, a very famous Surrealistic artist was born in Venice, 1933 : Image via www.impossiblevenice.com Giuseppe Sinopoli was a well-known conductor and composer, also venetian: Romano...
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