Geography

Zakopane is a lovely town in the extreme south of Poland, situated at the foothills of the majestic Tatra Mountains. It is one of the…

Monte Carlo (/ˌmɒnti ˈkɑːrloʊ/, Italian: ˈmonte ˈkarlo; French: Monte-Carlo (mɔ̃te kaʁlo), or colloquially Monte-Carl (mɔ̃te kaʁl); Monégasque: Munte Carlu; lit. “Mount Charles”), resort, one of the…

Comino (Maltese: Kemmuna), formerly called Ephaestia (Ηφαιστεία in Ancient Greek) is the smallest inhabited island in the Maltese archipelago, and also the quietest one. It…

Lofoten (Norwegian pronunciation: ˈlùːfuːtn̩) island group, in the Norwegian Sea, northern Norway. It is known for excellent fishing, nature attractions such as the northern lights…

Utrecht (/ˈjuːtrɛkt/ YOO-trekt, also UK: /juːˈtrɛxt/ yoo-TREKHT, Dutch: ˈytrɛxt), is over 2,000 years old, a place where Roman garrisons were once stationed and the most…

The Hague (/heɪɡ/; Dutch: Den Haag (dɛn ˈɦaːx) or ‘s‑Gravenhage (ˌsxraːvə(n)ˈɦaːɣə)), French La Haye, the seat of government of the Netherlands. It is a city…

Luxembourg (/ˈlʌksəmbɜːrɡ/ LUK-səm-burg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg (ˈlətsəbuə̯ɕ); French: Luxembourg; German: Luxemburg), situated within the heart of Europe, one of the world’s smallest countries, it is bordered…

Latvia (/ˈlɑːtviə/ or /ˈlætviə/; Latvian: Latvija (ˈlatvija), Livonian: Lețmō), officially known as the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika, Livonian: Lețmō Vabāmō), founded in 1918…

Lake Como (Italian: Lago di Como (ˈlaːɡo di ˈkɔːmo), locally (ˈkoːmo); Western Lombard: Lagh de Còmm (ˈlɑː‿dːe ˈkɔm), Cómm (ˈkom) or Cùmm (ˈkum)), is located…

Amalfi Coast (Italian: Costiera Amalfitana) is one in all Italy’s most memorable destinations, and it’s a stretch of coastline on the northern coast of the…

Padua (/ˈpædjuə/; Italian: Padova (ˈpaːdova); Venetian: Pàdova) is a beautiful university city in the Italian province of Veneto. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west…

Bologna (/bəˈloʊnjə/, UK also /bəˈlɒnjə/, Italian: boˈloɲɲa; Emilian (Bolognese dialect): Bulåggna (buˈlʌɲːa); Latin: Bononia) city, capital of Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy, north of Florence,…