Vilnius – Baroque city and the capital of Lithuania Updated: May 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. It lies about 90 km from Kaunas, far inland on the river Neris, just a few kilometers from the Belarusian border. The city has about 585,000 inhabitants. It’s a major road […]
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Budapest – Queen city on Danube River or the City of Spas | Hungary Updated: August 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Budapest is the only capital in the world boasting nearly 100 thermal wells and 12 spas, where 19 million litres of thermal water breaks to the surface every day. If you also […]
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