The Black Sea of Ukraine is diverse: swampy landscape in the Danube Delta, beach and party life around Odessa and lonely islands and huge salt lakes in the east. As different as the landscapes are the people - Old Believers who live as they did 300 years ago, young women who can be brokered through marriage agencies into a new life and children who learn German today to later connect to Western Europe.
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Sofia is supposedly the oldest metropolis in Europe. It is the political and cultural center of Bulgaria.
Serbia's capital, Belgrade, has awakened from decades of lethargy and is liberating itself from its stigma.
For centuries Sarajevo has been characterized by cultural diversity and multi-ethnic coexistence.
The Slovenian capital is called 'Little Venice' for its elegant bridges over the Ljubljanica River.
The Swedish Christmas buffet is legendary. A cooking marathon begins days before Christmas.
The Sauerland is a region in Germany and their cuisine is hearty, robust, and influenced by hunting.
In Spain's Alpujarra mountains, Juan Peña is trying to revitalize the region with a controversial plant.
In the small principality of Liechtenstein grows an almost forgotten grain: Rebelmais.
Vojvodina, the autonomous province in northern Serbia, is Serbia's granary because of its fertile soil.
The Great Seto Bridge in Japan and the Victoria Falls Bridge in Zimbabwe have more than one thing in common.
Tom Franz travels from the desert to the Judean Hills and meets people who have found exciting answers
Tom dives into the hustle and bustle of the Old City to answer these questions.
A significant part of its water is used for irrigation purposes.
A whim of nature, however, denies the Ebro an outlet in the Bay of Biscay:
With a length of 1007 kilometers, the Tagus is the Iberian Peninsula's longest river.
Occasionally, the mysterious Guadiana re-surfaces as a lake only to disappear again beneath the ground.
With a length of 897 kilometers, the Duero is the Iberian Peninsula's third longest river.
In the heart of Europe lies a unique natural habitat and a landscape characterised by water: the Rhine-Meuse Delta. About a third of the Netherlands lies below sea level right in the heart of Europe, with 3,500 polders as buffer zones for excess water and several cities that are traversed by canals.
The Ebro Delta lies to the south of Barcelona. Its beaches and lagoons are a unique refuge for migratory and native bird species. The delta is known, for example, for its numerous pink flamingos that nest near the white-glistening salt pans.
There are very few regions that appear as untouched as the Yukon Delta in eastern Alaska. This fascinating and pristine landscape consists of a maze of swamps and streams that one could easily picture as the cradle of humanity.
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