Maps of Europe

The map below shows the most populous cities of European countries. The most populous city is almost always the capital, with four (...)

The English word “lemon” comes from Old French limon, which comes from Arabic laymūn or Ottoman Turkish limon, which in turn comes from (...)

The map below is a 1572 copy of a map of Europe created by Abraham Ortelius in 1571. I have digitally restored and remastered the map to (...)

Did you know that “I love you!” is more commonly used in English than “Good morning!”? (I can prove it!). It is used to express feelings (...)

The Pyrenees are a mountain range that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Just like most other European mountain ranges, (...)

We are all familiar with English quotation marks: “these” (double) and ‘these’ (single). The American style (and the prevalent style in (...)

Most European countries have just one official language. Some actually have none (which is the case of the United Kingdom, where English (...)

Most European languages developed from a single language called Proto-Indo-European, spoken approximately from 4500 BC and 2500 BC (...)

The English word “dog” comes from Old English docga, the origin of which is uncertain. It eventually replaced Old English hund (cf. (...)

The map below shows the number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments (which includes hotels, holiday cottages, camping (...)