Lake Saimaa Eastern Finland
- Belgium : Cockpit of Europe
- Belgrade : White City
- Finland : Land of Thousand Lakes
- Gibraltar : Key of the Mediterranean
- Gibraltar : Pillars of Hercules
- Ireland : Emerald Island
- Kent : Garden of England
- Moscow : Port of Five Seas
- Netherlands : Land of Canals
- Netherlands : Land of Tulips
- Netherlands : Land of Windmills
- Norway : Land of the Midnight Sun
- Oxford : City of Dreaming Spires
- Rome : City of Seven Hills
- Rome : Eternal City
- Scotland : Land of Cakes
- Stockholm : Venice of the North
- Switzerland : Playground of Europe
- Turkey : Sick Man of Europe
- Venice : City of Canals
- Venice : Queen of the Adriatic
A sobriquet is a nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. It is usually a familiar name, a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation. This salient characteristic is of sufficient familiarity that the sobriquet can become more familiar than the original name.
Well known places often have sobriquets, such as New York City, often referred to as the Big Apple. The term can therefore apply to the nickname for a specific person, group of people or even a place.
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