The 5 must-see places in Ibiza 1) Sant Antoni Sant Antoni is a natural bay which is located just 20 minutes from Ibiza Town, which is very well connected. Here in Sant Antoni can both swim in the crystal-clear waters that attend local very trendy nightspots. Sant Antoni is a place particularly rich in beaches […]
Most people associate the island of Crete with crowded beaches, busy shopping streets and even traffic jams on the roads. In other words: mass tourism. But the largest Greek island has much more to offer! Even for a nice quiet holiday with authentic culture and beautiful nature Crete is a great destination. Especially in the […]
Turkey was created in 1923 from the Turkish remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Soon thereafter the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional religious fiats. In 1945 Turkey joined the UN and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. Turkey occupied the northern portion of Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of […]
Switzerland is situated in Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. The climate in Switzerland is very depending on height: cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers. Switzerland geography is dominated by mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and […]
Most visitors already know Sweden from their childhood and youth as the country of Michel, Nile Holgersson and Pippi. Who did not have a good time with Astrid Lindgrens novels of the alive Pippi and their somewhat conventional friends Annika and Tommy or in stories of the children from Emil in Sweden . Similarly is […]
Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a […]
The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter’s dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though […]
The dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I allowed the Slovaks to join the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and […]
Serbia is located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, in the south-eastern part of Europe.Serbia has a continental climate, with a gradual transition between the four seasons of the year (warm summers, with temperature up to 30°C and snowy winters, with temperature from – 5°C to 10°C). Population: Approx. 10 million inhabitants. The […]
Russia is situated in northern Asia and, west of the Urals, Europe. Russia is bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. The defeat of the Russian Empire in World War I led to the seizure of power by the communists and the formation of the USSR. The rule of Josef STALIN […]