Europe

While most of Spain’s vast landmass is located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, it also includes the volcanic archipelago of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa and the beautiful Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

With a history that stretches back to the Bronze Age, this is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places on Earth.

Malta is an idyllic archipelago in the middle of the Mediterranean.

With the plethora of beautiful lakes, mountains and rivers that dot Switzerland, it´s unsurprising that so many of its cities lie amidst such spectacular scenery.

The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is a profoundly historical city with an amazingly well preserved old center.

Germany has a reputation of being imposing, harsh and forbidding. That may be true of the big cities, but not the small villages.

Seen from above, this town looks almost painted onto the coastline.

Whitewashed hill towns, olive groves, and turquoise coastal waters give this region a slower and more authentic side of Italy.

The third-largest city in Poland, Lodz was created almost from scratch in the nineteenth century thanks to its exploding textile industry.

Located in Northern Europe, Estonia is a largely underrated gem.

The Louvre Museum in Paris holds over 35,000 artworks across hundreds of rooms. You could spend days wandering its halls and still not see everything.

Venice is known as one of the most scenic and romantic cities on the planet. The city on a lagoon in Italy is surrounded by water, and it is a richly historic destination.

The country’s historic capital is an eccentric mix of forested hills, colorful warehouses and meandering waterways.

Portugal is a small country, so understandably it doesn’t have as many castles as other European countries. But what Portugal lacks in quantity, it makes up in quality.

Visitors flock to the volcanic island of Tenerife in search of year-round sunshine, wide stretches of beach and a thriving nightlife scene.