Category: Europe
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Greece
Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. Situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece has land borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east.
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Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, also known as Zlata Praha in the past, is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the bank of River Vltava in central Bohemia, the beautiful city of Prague is rich in history and lies in the heart of Europe.
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Berlin, Germany
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states (Länder) of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Munich, Germany
Munich is noted for its architecture and culture, and the annual Oktoberfest beer celebration is world famous. Munich’s cultural scene is second to none in Germany, with the museums even considered by some to outrank Berlin in quality. Many travelers to Munich are absolutely stunned by the quality of the architecture. Although it was heavily…
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Paris, France
Paris, the cosmopolitan capital of France, is – with 2.2 million people living in the dense central city and almost 12 million people living in the whole metropolitan area – one of the largest agglomerations in Europe. Located in the north of the country on the river Seine, Paris has the reputation of being the…
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Turkey
Turkey is at the northeast end of the Mediterranean Sea in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. To the north is the Black Sea and to the west is the Aegean Sea. Its neighbours are Greece and Bulgaria to the west, Russia, Ukraine, and Romania to the north and northwest (through the Black Sea), Georgia, Armenia,…
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England
England is the most populous and significant country of the United Kingdom with over 51 million residents.
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Rome, Italy
Rome, the ‘Eternal City’, is the capital of Italy and of the Lazio (Latium) region. It’s the famed city of the Roman Empire, the Seven Hills, La Dolce Vita (sweet life), the Vatican City and Three Coins in the Fountain. Rome, as a millennium-long centre of power, culture and religion, having been the centre of…
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Venice, Italy
The Most Serene Republic of Venice dates back to 827, when a Byzantine Duke moved its seat to what is now known as the Rialto, and for the following 970 years, prospered on trade and under the rule of a Roman-style Senate headed by the Doge. Alas in 1797, the city was conquered by Napoleon,…
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Barcelona, Spain
Set on a plain rising gently from the sea to a range of wooded hills, Barcelona is Spain’s most cosmopolitan city and one of the Mediterranean’s busiest ports.
Matthew Laurence 