April 27, 2010
by europeexplored
France is the most visited country on Earth — a nation whose sheer diversity of landscapes (from the lavender fields of Provence to the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, from the wild Atlantic coast of Brittany to the sun-baked shores of the French Riviera), its incomparable cultural heritage (the Louvre alone holds 35,000 works of […]
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April 27, 2010
by europeexplored
The Czech Republic is the best beer country in the world — the birthplace of Pilsner, the nation with the highest per capita beer consumption on Earth (over 140 litres per person per year), and a land whose brewing tradition stretches back over a thousand years, producing some of the finest and most affordable beer […]
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April 27, 2010
by europeexplored
Cyprus is a hot country in every sense — the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, a Mediterranean island of extraordinary archaeological riches, golden beaches, and a divided capital that is unique in Europe. Warm and welcoming, with a cuisine that blends Greek, Turkish, and Middle Eastern influences, Cyprus offers more than 300 days of sunshine a […]
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April 27, 2010
by europeexplored
Belgium is the head of the European Union — the compact, multilingual kingdom that hosts the EU’s principal institutions in Brussels and punches far above its modest size in cuisine (it invented frites, produces some of the world’s finest chocolate and beer, and has more Michelin stars per capita than France), art history (Van Eyck, […]
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April 27, 2010
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Austria is the country of a thousand faces — an Alpine nation at the crossroads of Europe whose imperial capital, Vienna, was for centuries the political and cultural heart of a continent, whose mountains are among the most beautiful and accessible in the Alps, and whose cultural legacy (Mozart, Strauss, Klimt, Freud, and the Habsburg […]
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April 26, 2010
by europeexplored
Italy is quite simply one of the greatest travel destinations on Earth — a country that packs more UNESCO World Heritage sites (60), more artistic masterpieces, more culinary diversity, and more sheer geographic beauty into a single nation than any other on the planet. From the snow-capped Dolomites to the sun-baked beaches of Sicily, from […]
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