At the end of a series of savage wars in the 1990s, the former country of Yugoslavia got split up in several new countries. The…
Weather and Climate
Europe is a vast continent that has at least as many weather zones as it has countries. A generalized statement about weather and climate in…
Heligoland
Heligoland (German spelling Helgoland) is a German island in the North Sea, which is a major tourist attraction, a valuable habitat and an interesting historical…
Tara National Park
Deep forests, dramatic gorges, waterfalls and spectacular viewpoints mark the scenery of Tara National Park in Western Serbia. Established in 1981, the National Park preserves…
Pont du Gard
Located at the fringe of the Occitanie region in Southern France, the World Heritage Site Pont du Gard is an ancient aqueduct crossing the Gardon…
Lake Lucerne
Located in Central Switzerland, Lake Lucerne (or “Vierwaldstättersee” in German) is the landlocked country’s fourth-largest body of water. Feeding from multiple inflows, the lake extends…