Geography

The Snæfellsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: ​ˈstn̥aiːfɛlsˌnɛːs) peninsula is often referred to as “Iceland in Miniature” or “Iceland in a Nutshell”. This well-deserved nickname was given to…

Santorini (Greek: Σαντορίνη, pronounced (sandoˈrini)), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα (ˈθira)) and classic Greek Thera (English pronunciation /ˈθɪərə/), is the supermodel of the Greek islands, a…

Crete (Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, (‘kriti), Ancient: Krḗtē, (krέːtεː); Egyptian: keftiu; Biblical Hebrew: כפתור‎, caphtor, Turkish: Girit) island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea that is…

The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion (also “Hephesteum”; Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστεῖον, Greek: Ναός Ηφαίστου) or earlier as the Theseion (also “Theseum”; Ancient Greek: Θησεῖον, Greek:…

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός, Naós tou Olympíou Diós), is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek…

Athens (/ˈæθɪnz/ ATH-inz; Greek: Αθήνα, romanized: Athína (aˈθina); Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, romanized: Athênai (pl.) (atʰɛ̂ːnai̯)) is a historic city and capital of Greece. Many of…

Milos or Melos (/ˈmɛlɒs, -oʊs, ˈmiːlɒs, -loʊs/; Modern Greek: Μήλος (ˈmilos); Ancient Greek: Μῆλος Melos) is one of the volcanic Greek islands, sitting at the…

Boppard, formerly also spelled Boppart, is a great place from which to explore the surrounding towns and villages of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, which…

Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik; German: München (ˈmʏnçn̩); Bavarian: Minga (ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ); Latin: Monachium) city, capital of Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It is Bavaria’s largest city and…

Berlin (/bɜːrˈlɪn/; German: bɛʁˈliːn) capital and chief urban center of Germany. The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east-west…

Kuakata Sea Beach is the 2nd largest sea beach in Bangladesh after Cox’s Bazar Sea beach. Kuakata (Bengali: কুয়াকাটা) is a beach town known for…

Hamburg (English: /ˈhæmbɜːrɡ/, German: (ˈhambʊʁk); locally also (ˈhambʊɪ̯ç) (ˈhambɔːχ); Low Saxon: Hamborg), city and Land (state), located on the Elbe River in northern Germany. It…