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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southeast by the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea and the waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. To the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and by the Caspian Sea.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,181,000 square kilometres (3,931,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller than Europe is Australia. It is the third most populous continent (after Asia and Africa) with a population of 710,000,000 or about 11% of the world's population. Of Europe's 48 countries, Russia is its largest by area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest.

Modern means of transportation let you to travel between different European regions or countries in the shortest time possible: domestic airlines and an increasing number of low-cost companies offer a variety of connections at highly competitive prices. Railways are another fast, ecological option when travelling between European countries: the TGV in France, the ICE en Germany, the AVE in Spain, the Eurostar between Belgium and the United Kingdom through France and the famous tunnel underneath the English Channel, as well as the Thalys train, which operates in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

Six major European railway companies (from Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands) set up a partnership in 2006, known as Rail Team. The objective of this alliance is to become an alternative to airline alliances for passenger transportation.

In addition, Europe is devoting considerable time and resources to ecology: railway transportation has increased everywhere, as seen above, but other operations have also been launched in several countries. For instance, if you would like to visit cities while riding a bicycle, you may well be able to: more and more major cities are renting bicycles for hours or days, sometimes even on a "help-yourself" basis. Modernised tramways are also becoming increasingly popular in places that had stopped using them in the 60s/70s, so the appearance of these cities is being nicely modified.

When visiting Europe today, thanks to New Technologies, you can rely on several mobile solutions, such as GPS, PDA or cellular phones. A large number of tourist areas are equipped with multilingual audio-guides, so you can enjoy your visits to historical or cultural sites without missing a detail.

European hotels, found traditional by some and modern by others, are following the same trend: today, many of them offer an internet connection in every room or wifi access in the whole hotel. In many major cities, wifi access is provided in the city-centre itself, near their most visited districts.

•Albania
In the heart of the Mediterranean, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas... more

•Andorra
Andorra is nestled high in the Pyrénées Mountains on the French-Spanish border...more

•Austria
With an area of 83.858 sq km Austria consists of 9 independent federal states...more

•Belarus
Much of Belarus (formerly the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR...more

•Belgium
Belgium has competitive pricing compared to major destinations in Europe and yet still expresses a devotion...more

•Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the last undiscovered regions of the southern Alps...more

•Bulgaria
A picturesque small country called Bulgaria has existed for more than 13 centuries in Europe...more

•Croatia
Croatia extends from the furthest eastern edges of the Alps in the north-west to the Pannonian lowlands...more

•Cyprus
Welcome to Cyprus, an island of legends that basks year-round in the light of the warm Mediterranean sun...more

•Czech Republic
The Czech Republic consists of the historical territories of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia...more

•Denmark
Great diversity and short distances are the main characteristica of the Danish countryside...more

•Estonia
Estonia lies along the Baltic Sea, just below Finland...more

•Finland Finland is perhaps best known for its peacefulness and beautiful...more

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