Madeira (740 sq km) is the main island of the archipelago of the same name, made up of the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, the small islands and rocks of the Ilhas Desertas (Ilhéu Chão, Deserta Grande and Bugio) and ...

The climate of the Azores islands is influenced by two factors: the latitude of the islands and the Gulf Stream, a warm Atlantic ocean current, thanks to which the temperatures of the archipelago are mild throughout the year. The climate ...

The city of Evora has a type of Mediterranean climate characterized by very dry and hot summers, and by mild and rainy winters. Rainfall is distributed irregularly throughout the year, maximum rainfall is recorded in winter, while summers are hot ...

Evora (about 55,000 inhabitants), is a city in central-southern Portugal located south of the Tagus river, about 140 km from Lisbon, and 80 km north of the city of Beja. Evora is a city museum, which in 1986 was included ...

This itinerary in Spain and Portugal starts from the medieval town of Carcassonne and continues in the pilgrimage center of Lourdes in France will take us to visit some cities in northern Spain such as Burgos, Palencia and Valladolid. We ...

Algarve, the extreme southern region of Portugal, is today famous for the over 200 km of its wonderful sandy and rocky coasts, and for its crystal clear sea. The Algarve was occupied by human settlements since the Phoenician and Carthaginian ...

Algarve is the extreme southern region of Portugal, reaching out to the Atlantic ocean and Africa. The climate of the Algarve is typically Mediterranean, characterized by a mild temperature all year round, by low rainfall generally concentrated between November and ...

PORTUGAL DOCUMENTS Documents: For entry into Portugal citizens of the European Union must have a personal identity card valid for expatriation or a personal passport. Even children and minors must have their personal expatriation documents (Identity Card or passport). Citizens ...

PORTUGAL FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS The airplane is the fastest and most comfortable means of transport to get to Portugal. Portugal’s main international airport is Lisbon-Portela (Aeroporto de Lisboa), located about 7 km north of the city center. This is the ...

Torun is an important river port and a city of around two hundred thousand inhabitants. The city is also the capital of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian (Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie) voivodeship together with the city of Bydgoszcz. Torun is after Krakow, the second best ...

The climate of Torun is temperate continental, the coldest months are January and February, while snow can fall in the months between November and April. The summer months of July and August are the hottest months, with average maximum temperatures ...

The historic center of Krakow is located at the foot of the hill where the Wawel Royal Castle is located. The merchant city of the thirteenth century has one of the largest squares in Europe and numerous historical buildings such ...

Krakow (Kraków) has a temperate continental climate. Climate changes are frequent, July is the hottest month and January the coldest. The winters are cold and dark, the snow makes its appearance between mid-December and mid-March, but despite this, the city ...

Krakow (Kraków) (about 760,000 inhabitants), the ancient capital of Poland, is one of the most beautiful cities in the nation. This historic city is located in the south of the country, along the course of the Vistula River at the ...

KRAKOW AIRPORT Krakow Airport is the John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice (Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków-Balice), which is located approximately 11 km west of the city. The airport is connected to the city main train station (Kraków ...

POLAND: DOCUMENTS Documents: For entry into Poland, the European citizen must have a passport or identity card valid for expatriation. Children and minors must have their own passport or their personal identity card. Citizens of some countries are required to ...

HOW TO GET TO POLAND: FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS The airplane is the fastest way to get to Poland. Poland’s international airports are: Warsaw-Chopin (Warsaw), Krakow, Gdańsk (Gdansk), Bydgoszcz, Łódź, Lublin, Rzeszów, Szczecin (Szczecin), Warsaw-Modlin, Katowice, Poznań and Wrocław (Wrocław). The ...

The Lofoten islands have a much milder climate than that found in other regions of the Earth located at the same latitude, this is due to the Gulf Stream and its ramifications that reach Lofoten: the North Atlantic Current and ...

The Lofoten islands are a Norwegian arctic archipelago. The islands are located, around 68 ° north latitude, north of the Arctic circle, in the Norwegian province of Nordland. The archipelago covers a total of 1,227 km² and has fewer than ...

The Svalbard islands are among the most permanently inhabited places on the northernmost part of Earth, they are located almost at the same latitude north of the extreme northern part of Greenland. The Svalbard climate is a very cold and ...

The Svalbard islands, sometimes also called by the name of the main island, Spitsbergen, are a Norwegian arctic archipelago. The islands are located about 500 km north of North Cape, in the direction of the North Pole, and are located ...

Oslo has a humid continental climate. In fact, even in Oslo, as in the rest of Norway, the climate is influenced by the effects of the Gulf Stream which makes the Norwegian climate milder than that of other places located ...

Oslo (570,000 inhabitants, over 1,000,000 in the metropolitan area) is the capital and largest city of Norway. The city is located in the south-eastern part of the country along the northern coast of the Oslofjord, in the innermost part of ...

Bergen has a temperate oceanic climate with seasonal differences in mild temperatures. The climate is mild thanks to the influences of the Gulf Stream, but the rains are very intense due to the conformation of the territory where the city ...

The city of Bergen, the historical jewel of the country, is a city full of charm and atmosphere. This historic inhabited center is located on a peninsula along the Norwegian southwest coast, in the center of the fjord region of ...

Norway has a coastal extension of over 2,500 km. The Norwegian coast, formed by deep inlets, is one of the most indented in the world. Along the coast of Norway there are over 50,000 islands, also residues, like fjords, of ...

Norway is a country where the beauty of nature dominates unchallenged, but the country also presents interesting cultural aspects. These aspects are little known to most tourists who arrive in the country. But a visit to the sites that UNESCO ...

The fjords of Norway, together with the islands, are the main feature of the Norwegian coast. They are found along all the over three thousand kilometers of coastline in the country. The fjords occupy valleys modeled by ancient glaciers that ...

The Geiranger fjord (Geirangerfjord) is one of the most beautiful fjords in Norway. This fjord is located in the northern part of that area which is commonly called fjord Norway, in the region of Møre og Romsdal. The Geirangerfjord is ...

HOW TO GET THERE: AIRPORTS AND FLIGHTS Norway is a vast country with distances of several thousand kilometers between the north and south of the country. So air transport is highly developed. Air flights are the best option for arriving ...