Geography

Larnaca (Greek: Λάρνακα (ˈlarnaka); Turkish: Larnaka or İskele) port town, southeastern Republic of Cyprus and the capital of the eponymous district. It is said that…

Vis (ʋîːs; Ancient Greek: Ἴσσα; Latin: Issa, Italian: Lissa) island of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. It is the outermost major island of the Dalmatian…

Split (/ˈsplɪt/, as the English word split; Croatian pronunciation:  splît), Italian Spalato, seaport, resort, and chief city of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. It is often overlooked…

Rovinj (Croatian pronounced (rǒʋiːɲ); Italian: Rovigno, Istriot: Ruvèigno or Ruveîgno, Ancient Greek: Ρυγίνιον (Ryginion), Latin: Ruginium) is one of the most popular and most developed…

Dubrovnik (Croatian: dǔbroːʋniːk; historically (Italian) Ragusa) is a port of Dalmatia and a city on the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It is one of…

Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian: Велико Търново, romanized: Veliko Tǎrnovo, pronounced (vɛˈliko ˈtɤrnovo); “Great Tarnovo”) is certainly one of the less known most beautiful cities in Europe.…

Mostar (UK: /mɒˈstɑːr/, US: /ˈmoʊstɑːr, ˈmɔːs-/, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: mǒstaːr) is the chief city and, historically, the capital of Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of…

Antwerp (/ˈæntwɜːrp/; Dutch: Antwerpen (ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)); French: Anvers (ɑ̃vɛʁs)) is known for its huge port, which is important to worldwide trade, and for being the home…

Brussels (French: Bruxelles (bʁysɛl) or (bʁyksɛl); Dutch: Brussel (ˈbrʏsəl)) city, capital of Belgium, and it is located in the valley of the Senne (Flemish: Zenne)…

Hallstatt (UK: /ˈhælstæt, ˈhælʃtæt/ HAL-s(h)tat, US: /ˈhɔːlstæt, ˈhɔːlstɑːt, ˈhɑːlstɑːt, ˈhɑːlʃtɑːt/ HAWL-sta(h)t, HAHL-s(h)taht, German: ˈhalʃtat) is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and is one…

Salzburg (Austrian: ˈsaltsbʊʁk; German: ˈzaltsbʊʁk; literally “Salt Fortress”; Bavarian: Soizburg) city, capital of Salzburg Bundesland (federal state), north-central Austria, and it is the fourth-largest city…

Innsbruck (German: ˈɪnsbʁʊk; Bavarian: ˈɪnʃprʊk) also known as the Capital of the Alps, and it is a city of contrasts in the Alpine province of…