Over View Mýkonos, also spelled Míkonos, island, dímos (municipality), and perifereiakí enótita (regional unit), South Aegean (Modern Greek: Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), southeastern Greece. Mýkonos is one of the smaller of the eastern Cyclades (Kykládes) group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. According to legend, it is the piece of rock thrown by Heracles […]

Exploring the Balkans: Where Cultures Converge The Balkans, also known as the Balkan Peninsula, represent the easternmost of Europe’s three major southern peninsulas. There is no universal consensus on the specific countries encompassed by the region. Typically, the Balkans are considered to include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, […]

Over View Bosnia and Herzegovina, country situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. The larger region of Bosnia occupies the northern and central parts of the country, and Herzegovina occupies the south and southwest. These historical regions do not correspond with the two autonomous political entities that were established by the internationally brokered Dayton […]

Over View Montenegro, country located in the west-central Balkans at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps. It is bounded by the Adriatic Sea and Croatia (southwest), Bosnia and Herzegovina (northwest), Serbia (northeast), Kosovo (east), and Albania (southeast). Montenegro’s administrative capital is Podgorica, though its cultural centre is the historical capital and older city of […]

Over View Greece, the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. Geography has greatly influenced the country’s development. Mountains historically restricted internal communications, but the sea opened up wider horizons. The total land area of Greece (one-fifth of which is made up of the Greek islands) is comparable in size to England or the […]

Over View Sweden, country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. The name Sweden was derived from the Svear, or Suiones, a people mentioned as early as 98 CE by the Roman author Tacitus. The country’s ancient name was Svithiod. Stockholm has been the permanent capital since 1523. Sweden occupies the greater part of […]

Over View Norway, a country in northern Europe, occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. The capital, Oslo, is situated in the far south, where nearly half of the country’s population resides. Norway boasts a landscape that is about two-thirds mountainous, with a deeply indented coastline featuring around 50,000 islands carved by glacial fjords. […]

Journey Through Denmark Denmark is a country situated on the Jutland Peninsula, extending northward from the center of continental western Europe, and encompassing an archipelago of over 400 islands to the east of the peninsula. Jutland constitutes more than two-thirds of the country’s total land area, with the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at its northern tip, […]

Over View Slovenia, situated in central Europe, was a part of Yugoslavia throughout much of the 20th century. This relatively small yet geographically diverse country encompasses sections of four prominent European landscapes—the European Alps, the karstic Dinaric Alps, the Pannonian and Danubian lowlands and hills, and the Mediterranean coastline. Slovenia’s current territory, characterized by easily […]

Journey Through Croatia Croatia, country located in the northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is a small yet highly geographically diverse crescent-shaped country. Its capital is Zagreb, located in the north. The present-day republic is composed of the historically Croatian regions of Croatia-Slavonia (located in the upper arm of the country), Istria (centred on […]