One of the biggest three cities in Scotland next to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Aberdeen offers a wide variety of things to do and see. First of all the city is located on the east coast of Scotland and is about 170 kilometers north of the border with United Kingdom. Aberdeen is also know by some […]
Big, beautiful Turku Turku is a very big city in Finland, with almost 200.000 population, lying on the southwest coast, where river Aura (Aurajoki in Finish language) is finding it’s way to the sea. City grew on an old settlement, first being mentioned in the 13th century. Later it was also a capital of Grand Duchy
Architectural wonderland Located in southeast of Lithuania is the country’s biggest city and capital Vilnius. Vilnius is a beautiful city surrounded with hills. It hosts over half million inhabitants and has sustained a series of fires and wars in its rich history. The first mentioning of the city goes back to the early 14th century
Stroll down the memory lane Holding the 3rd place as one of the largest cities of Lithuania, Klaipeda is a city with a rich history that goes well back into the past. It is located on the west coast of Lithuania and has long enjoyed being one of the most important Prussian ports. Actually, the
Center of European culture Brussels is a capital of the Kingdom of Belgium, a small country, lying on the west of the European continent. This is an amazing city with very rich history, many museums, important religious objects, sport arenas and seat of countless political institutions. What Washington means for USA, Brussels means for Europe.
Majestic and unspoiled Sharing borders with Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, and also with the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea and the English Channel, France is one of the top and most diverse destinations in Europe. A peak into France France is famous for being one of the most prosperous economies in the
Historic gem of Europe Lithuania is a secret treasure in Europe north eastern part. It’s the largest of 3 Baltic states which became NATO and EU member in 2004. It is one of the oldest Baltic countries and way first mentioned almost 1000 years ago. With its incredible landscape and many historical buildings that survived
Unspoiled beauty If you arrived on Cyprus, it’s time to go out in nature and explore the island. It’s size is around 9.000 square kilometers and it is politically divided on southern (free state, Republic of Cyprus) and northern Cyprus (controlled by Turkey). As it is one of the great European summer destinations, the summer
Jewel of Europe Bulgaria is one of East European ex-communist countries. It is quite large, measuring 111.000 square kilometers in size, which is about the same size as Cuba and just a bit smaller then Greece. Bulgaria is home to around 7.5 million inhabitants which makes it one of the middle sized European countries. After the fall
History preserved in each step This is the heart of Balkan Peninsula where different nationalities, cultures and religion are mixed together. Bosnia is center of Dinar Alps that’s why inland is mostly mountainous with cold winters and usually also a lot of snow. That’s also why Sarajevo hosted winter Olympic Games in 1984. With lakes,
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Mix of old and new Belgium is a smaller country in the western part of the Europe being separated from the United Kingdom only with small portion of the Atlantic Ocean and the famous Canal. Belgium is a kingdom but also a parliamentary democracy. Portraits of kings and queens aren’t visible only at museums but also
