For travelers, most often the key role is played by the resting place, its characteristics and features, rather than the name. In this case, the principle “the name doesn’t color the area,” acts in this case, and therefore we often fall in love with the names of the cities in which we were the best. Beautiful city names are most often found in Europe, they are pleasant and sound melodious for our ear. But many Russian settlements also fall into this category, the names of which sound charming in our own language.
Romanesque city museums
It is believed that the most beautiful names of cities in the world are concentrated in the historical region, in the Mediterranean. It is noteworthy that this region is located between two parts of the world - Europe and Asia, and all the settlements that have ever been here or are still there are very beautiful names. Many cities of the former Roman Empire have survived to this day. Among them are Rome, Florence, Venice. Along with them, one can distinguish very beautiful names of regions: Liguria, Tuscany, Sicily. Agree, delight for hearing?
A neighbor of Italy - Greece, also has beautiful names of cities that are located on its territory. These are Athens, Kallithea, Heraklion. It is noteworthy that, in addition to the most beautiful names, these settlements were able to preserve architectural monuments in their territories of stunning beauty. You can admire them forever, and gradually they will become synonymous with city names.
Ancient East - refinement and beauty
It is amazing that the beautiful names of the cities of the ancient world were much more melodious precisely in the territories of the Middle East. Firstly, the city of Ashshur is the center of the birth of Akkadian civilization . Centuries later, it was replaced by the majestic Nineveh. In the south of the same Mesopotamia was the king of all the powers of that time - Babylon with its famous tower, still not dug out of golden sands. On the territory of Egypt, there are two megalopolises with the most beautiful names - Memphis and Alexandria. In today's Turkey, which once bore the name of Anatolia and Cappadocia (also names very attractive to the ears), there was the legendary city of Troy, famous for its history with a wooden horse.
Well, Syria has such beautiful city names as Damascus, Alalah, Amarna and others. It is noteworthy that most of the above items have survived to this day. An exception can be considered Memphis, who changed his name to no less beautiful - Cairo.
Spain - a modern storehouse of uniqueness
The country, located in the southwest of the European continent, is famous for having beautiful city names. We will not list them, but just walk through the most famous, which are unique not only in sound, but also in architecture.
Perhaps you should start your trip to Spain from Catalonia, where the metropolis of Barcelona is located. This name has been rattling the whole world for many centuries and appears in the creative sphere of life, now in the sports, then in the tourism.
Valencia is located lower, and even closer to the south are the areas of Costa Dorrada, Costa del Sol, Costa Brava. Among the cities of this country, one can distinguish a complex, but very beautiful name - La Manga del Mar Menor. It is important to note that the Spanish colonization of the country of South America caused the spread of this culture to wider territories. So, beautiful names of cities that are pronounced and written in this language can be found in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and many other states.
Far and Mysterious North
The names of the Scandinavian settlements are recognized as the most beautiful. It is important to note that on this peninsula the Romano-Germanic and Finno-Ugric peoples are adjacent, therefore the names of local geographical units are fundamentally different. The capital of Sweden , the city of Stockholm, is filled with severity and grandeur. Along with him appear Ostersund, Malmo, Skelleftea and Sundsvall. Finland is famous for its famous cities of Helsinki, Viitasaari, Tornio, Rovaniemi and Nilsia. Most importantly, in many settlements of these cold countries, even in the smallest, the primitive traditions and culture of these peoples have been preserved, which gives them even more charm and charm.
Surprise of the new century - South Africa and its heritage
Who would have thought that in the open spaces of the southernmost point of the African continent real urban jungles will grow that will bear beautiful names. Among the cities that are more reminiscent of America with their panoramas, let us single out Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and East London. These unique names of these settlements are due to the synthesis of local dialects and English, which appeared here after British colonization.
Russia and its uniqueness
For our compatriots, the most beautiful are the names of the cities of Russia and mainly the native capital of Moscow, which in its own letter is unique and individual.
St. Petersburg is an ancient and incredibly beautiful city.
Distant megacities also bear beautiful names: Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Astrakhan, Arkhangelsk, Kaliningrad. It is safe to say that in Russia there are much more places, regions and cities with the most beautiful names, however, listing them in one article is simply impossible.