Because of its location in the center of the Balkan Peninsula, Serbia is characterized by a climate that reflects the influences of both continental Europe that the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The north of the country has continental climate, with cold winters and hot, humid summers. While the southern regions of Serbia are […]
Serbia, located in a very favorable position in the center of the main waterways of the Balkans, has always been strategically important and has seen numerous dominations and cultures pass through its territory. This position has favored the cultural and artistic exchanges that today are reflected in the historical and archaeological evidence of the Roman, […]
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Serbia: vast plains and rugged mountains
Serbia (Republika Srbija) is a republic in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, which emerged from the break up of Yugoslavia. The Serbian State is also formed by the administrative unit of Vojvodina. The Kosovo-Albanian majority region declarted its independence from Serbia in 2008. The country is bordered by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, […]
The Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Republic of San Marino) is an independent state, made up of 9 municipalities (castles), located on the Italian peninsula, between Emilia Romagna and the Marches. The Serenissima Repubblica is not part of the European Union. This republic is one of only three countries in the world to be completely […]
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Russia: the largest country in the world
Russia (Rossiyskaya Federacija/Russian Federation) is the largest country of the world. Even after the collapse of the former Soviet Union and the creation of 15 independent nations Russia possesses by far the largest territory of all successor states of the defunct Soviet Union. This vast country stretches over great parts of Europe and Asia between […]
Romania, due to its position in the south-eastern part of the European continent, has a temperate continental transition climate, with four distinct seasons, where temperatures vary clearly on a seasonal basis, but these variations are mitigated by getting closer to the sea. The climatic seasons of Romania present the characteristics of the continental climate with […]
Romania is a country that has many attractions for tourists interested in the art, history and cultural traditions of the peoples that make up the country. Nature also plays an important role for the tourist who is not in a hurry. ROMANS REMAINS The Roman occupation, which took place between the second and third century […]
Romania (România) is a country of South-East Europe that has the particularity of possessing a Romance language based on Latin. It is surrounded by Slavic-speaking countries. Thus Romania is the only country of South-Eastern Europe, which has retained a language that originates from the ancient Roman colonization of Dacia. Romania is a semi-presidential republic, which […]
The Portuguese climate is a relatively rainy Mediterranean type due to the presence of the Atlantic ocean. The rains are more frequent in autumn and winter. The climate of Portugal varies significantly from one region to another, influenced by altitude, latitude and proximity to the sea, which guarantees mild winters, as in particular in the […]
Portugal is a nation rich in historical attractions. The country had its golden age at the time of geographical discoveries when Portugal controlled the spice trade from Asia and extended its commercial and military control to Brazil, to the African and Asian coasts. Portuguese art was heavily influenced by the contacts that Portuguese soldiers and […]
Portugal (República Portuguesa) is located in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition mainland Portugal there are the two Portuguese archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Lisbon, while the other major cities are Porto, Setúbal, Braga and Coimbra. The administrative division of the country includes 7 […]
Poland has a moderate continental climate, with a short fairly hot summer and a harsh winter (from mid-October to mid-April) with minimum peaks around -20 ° C, with snowy precipitations and long periods of frost. The climate is uniform throughout the country with a continental character. The average annual temperature varies from 7°C, in the […]
Poland is a country with historical attractions and an important history which is clearly reflected in its historical cities (Krakow, Paczków, Zamość, Wrocław (Wrocław), Toruń), in their palaces, castles and churches. But it is also a country with interesting natural beauties which are often protected by parks and nature reserves. WARSAW The capital Warsaw, which […]
Poland (Polska Rzeczpospolita) is a parliamentary republic, located in eastern Central Europe, bordered to the northeast by Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, to the east by Belarus and Ukraine. To the south-west the Sudeten Mountains separate it from the Czech Republic and to the south-east the border with the Slovak Republik runs through the […]
The climate of Norway is subpolar as regards latitude, but with particularly mild temperatures thanks to the action of the warm Gulf Stream, a branch of which runs entirely along the Norwegian coast and ensures that surface waters never freeze. The temperatures, thanks to the influences of the Gulf Stream, are relatively mild. The Norwegian […]