Maribor (Giglio) and Guimarães, European CapitalS of Culture for 2012.

Maribor is the European Capital of Culture for 2012 along with Guimarães. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Capital_of_Culture

The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European
dimension. [...]
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1. From Guimarães to Maribor (via A4) 2546 km

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2. From Guimarães to Giglio and then to Maribor 3009 km

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Re: Giglio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isola_del_Giglio
http://emanuelaz.blogspot.com/2009/06/isola-del-giglio.html
(pasting a twitt from @MarcoCaramori)

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