World Directory, Europe, France, Corsica, Corse-du-Sud

Ajaccio is a commune in France. It is the capital of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Chugoku, Hiroshima Prefecture

The Japanese city of Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Kanto, Kanagawa

Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshū. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Kansai, Shiga

Otsu is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. Otsu is famous because of the legendary haiku writer Matsuo Basho. He moved to Otsu after completing his pilgrimage to Ogaki, which was his favorite city.

World Directory, Asia, Japan, Kansai, Honshu

With over two million inhabitants, Nagoya is Japan's fourth most populated city. It is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and the principal city of the Nobi plain, one of Honshu's three large plains and industrial centers.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Macedonia, Kastoria

Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria Prefecture. The town's population is estimated as some 20,660 people (1991 census). It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains. The town is known for its many Byzantine churches, Ottoman-period domestic architecture, and trout.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Peloponnese, Argolis

Port Cheli, also Portocheli, Portoheli, Porto Heli, and rarely Porto Kheli or Portokheli older forms Porto Chelion, Portochelio, Portochelion, Portohelio, Porothelion, Portokhelion, is a village in the municipality of Kranidi in the southernmost part and is located especially ancient Halieis in the southernmost community of the Argolis prefecture and the Argolic Peninsula.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Peloponnese, Messenia

Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Peloponnese, Messenia

Stoupa is a village on the coast of southern Peloponnese in Greece. It is part of the municipality of Lefktro, in the prefecture of Messinia and the historic region of Mani Peninsula. Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis met Alexis Zorbas here, and part of the story in Zorba the Greek took place around here. There is a large statue of Nikos Kazantzakis on the cliff overlooking Kalogria beach, at the crossroad for the beach.

World Directory, Europe, Greece, Corinthia, Loutraki-Perachora

Loutraki (Greek, Modern: ËïõôñÜêé, Ancient/Katharevousa: ËïõôñÜêéïí) is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora. It is largely a tourist town, and is well-kown in Greece for its vast natural springs. The name itself, Loutraki derives from the Greek word for Spring. Within Greece, Loutraki is also famous for its spring water, which is bottled and sold widely.