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DENMARK TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Danish monarchy is the oldest continuing monarchy in the world and has existed for over 1000 years!
FINLAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: There are exactly 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands within the territory of Finland.
NORWAY TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Sognefjorden is the largest fjord in Norway and third largest in the world. It is the longest ice-free fjord in the world and stretches 127 miles (205 km) inland from the ocean.
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GREECE TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Greeks have cultivated olive trees since ancient times. Some olive trees planted in the 13th century are still producing!
ITALY TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Italy is home to the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites – more than 40!
MALTA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Valletta, Malta´s capital, is according to UNESCO one of the most concentrated historical areas in the world.
PORTUGAL TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Portuguese eat more fish and shellfish per head of population than any other country.
SPAIN TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Spain is one of the world’s biggest producers of saffron, an important ingredient in paella.
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AUSTRIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Austrian flag is one of the oldest national flag in the world. It dates from 1191!
BELGIUM TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Belgium produces 220,000 tonnes of chocolate per year. This amounts to 22 kg of chocolate per inhabitant annually!
ENGLAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The first fish and chips restaurant in England was opened in 1860 by a Jewish immigrant.
FRANCE TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: France produces nearly a billion tons of cheese a year in around 1200 different varieties.
IRELAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The last witch in Ireland was supposedly Dame Alice Kytler, born in Kilkenny in 1280. All four of her husbands died, and she was accused of poisioning them. Today you can dine at Kytler’s Inn in Kilkenny, which operates in her old home.
LUXEMBOURG TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Luxembourg is the least populated country in the European Union, with only 465,000 inhabitants. It is also the 20th smallest of the 194 independent countries in the world!
NORTHERN IRELAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: TV-Series Game Of Thrones employed more locals in Northern Ireland than the civil service.
SCOTLAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Skara Brae, on the island of Orkney, is the most complete Neolithic village in Europe. It is also the oldest building in Britain, dating from 3100 BCE.
SWITZERLAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: In Switzerland, there are 208 mountains over 3000 meters high – with 24 of them over 4000 meters.
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BULGARIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The famous Bulgarian rose oil is used for making some of the world’s most popular and expensive perfumes. You need 1000 rose blossoms to produce just one gram of oil!
CROATIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Kopacki rit Nature park in eastern Croatia is the largest and best preserved wetland in entire Europe.
CZECH REPUBLIC TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: There are over 2,000 castles, keeps, and castle ruins in the Czech Republic, one of the highest density in the world.
ESTONIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Estonia has the highest number of meteorite craters per land area in the world.
HUNGARY TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Budapest is home to the oldest metro line in continental Europe and is the oldest in the world after London’s Tube!
POLAND TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Białowieża Primeval Forest in Poland is Europe’s last ancient forest and home to 800 European bison, Europe’s heaviest land animals.
ROMANIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: Europe’s second largest underground glacier, Scarisoara, is found underneath the Bihor Mountains in Romania. It has a volume of 75,000 cubic meters and has existed for more than 3500 years!
RUSSIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Fun Fact: The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses 8 time zones, goes through 87 cities and towns, and crosses 16 rivers in Russia.
