Introduction Malta, the tiny Mediterranean archipelago of three inhabited islands (Malta, Gozo, and Comino) south of Sicily, packs an extraordinary concentration of history, culture, and natural beauty into just 316 square kilometres. The fortified...
Introduction Luxembourg, Europe’s only Grand Duchy, is one of the world’s smallest sovereign states and its wealthiest per capita. The country — just 2,586 square kilometres, roughly the size of an average English county...
Introduction Lithuania, the largest and southernmost of the three Baltic states, is a country of remarkable heritage, natural beauty, and resilience. Vilnius, the capital, has one of the best-preserved baroque Old Towns in Europe...
Introduction Liechtenstein, the doubly-landlocked microstate nestled between Switzerland and Austria in the Rhine Valley of the Alps, is one of the world’s smallest countries and one of its most prosperous. With a population of...
Introduction Latvia, the middle Baltic state, offers visitors one of Europe’s most beautifully preserved historic city centres, a spectacular natural coastline, and a fascinating cultural heritage shaped by centuries of German, Swedish, Polish, and...
Introduction Kosovo, Europe’s youngest state (declared independence from Serbia in 2008, recognised by approximately 100 countries including the US, UK, and most EU members), is a small, landlocked country in the Western Balkans that...
Introduction Kazakhstan, the world’s largest landlocked country (spanning approximately 2.7 million square kilometres), is a vast, diverse Central Asian nation of remarkable geographical contrasts: the ultra-modern futuristic capital Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan, formerly Astana) with...
Introduction Italy needs no introduction as one of the world’s greatest travel destinations — a country of extraordinary and extraordinary abundance in art, history, architecture, food, wine, fashion, and landscape. Rome’s Colosseum, Forum, Vatican...
Introduction Ireland — the “Emerald Isle” — is one of the world’s most warmly welcoming travel destinations. The country’s literary and musical heritage (Joyce, Beckett, Yeats, Heaney; traditional music sessions in pubs from Dingle...
Introduction Iceland, the North Atlantic island nation straddling the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, is one of the world’s most geologically dramatic and visually extraordinary destinations. The country offers an unparalleled range of natural phenomena: the Northern...
