most of it was not. Either way, it really doesn’t matter when it came to writing this list. I write what I like here. As ever, as always. Even when it comes to interesting facts about Spain*
Although French language is a direct descent of Latin, French people have some of the most diversified genetic make-up Europe, with genes inherited from the Celts (or Gauls), the Basques, the Romans, the Franks (originally from the Benelux) and the Normands (originally from Denmark), which...
Interesting facts about history of Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Ukraine On the basis of historical facts Kiev Pechersk Lavra is one of the monasteries in Rus, which set up a monachism. St. Anthony and Foektist, the abbot of Esphigmenou Monastery, on distant Mount Athos created the monastery ...
Interesting Facts About Prague Cut off from the western world until the fall of the iron curtain in the 1980s, today visitors come to this sizzling city in their droves. Prague is known as the city of a hundred spires and is home to some of Europe’s most breathtaking buildings, from go...
The German language was once the lingua franca of central, eastern and northern Europe, and remains the language with the most native speakers in Europe. 15 million people in Germany are of non-German descent (first and second generation), i.e. 18.5% of the population. About half of them...
Facts about ParisFind great hotel or apartment in ParisCheck-in dateCheck-out dateParis is the capital city of France and the most populated metropolitan area in continental Europe. The Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre and Orsay museums, the Champs-Elysées, Disneyland are among the top ...
Canada has lots of superlatives on offer as you will read below. Also have a look at our separateCanada country facts page with more information about the country here. 25 Canada Facts and Amazing Canada Superlatives 1. Canada is the largest country in the Western hemisphere and the second la...
Then go to the rainbow’s end where you can find a pot of gold. This myth originated somewhere near old Europe. In Silesia, a region in Eastern Europe it was said that the gold at rainbow’s end was put by angels and it could be obtained only by a nude man. Think about running ...
How much do we really know about it, though? Perhaps not as much as we might like to think. Many of our ideas of classical antiquity are distorted through centuries of fiction, movies, and propaganda, as you will learn from these five fascinating and often surprising facts about the Roman...
Some Vital Facts on Ecuador Fun and Interesting Facts about Ecuador Olon, Ecuador|Hugo Ghiara Population:16,498,502 (July 2018 est.) Capital City:Quito Time Zone:UTC-05:00 Location:Ecuador lies in the northwestern corner of South America, bordered by Colombia to the north, Peru to the south...