Ostrava

Coal hub sheds it past to host major sports events
Dingwall

Highland outpost still at the top a decade on
Inverness

Highland capital proves its worth as a football force
Dundee

Tangerines and The Dee only yards apart in the Yes City
Caen

Conquering Normans lack a little of the spirit of 1066
Middlesbrough

Ironopolis on the Tees seeks to rejoin football elite
Perth

Former royal capital celebrates successive cup wins
Colchester

From fearsome Roman Aquilae to Eddie the Eagle
Sion

Valais capital connected to Lake Geneva and Blatter