Valencia, Spain and Bordeaux, France recognized as the smart tourism capitals of 2022

a plaza in the old city center of Valencia, Spain
A plaza in the Valencia city center.

The annual European Capital of Smart Tourism competition is intended for cities in the EU region that want recognition for their work in making travel more sustainable and accessible. Digital technologies provide possibilities to achieve these goals, enabling smarter future for travel. Valencia … Read >

The best cities to visit in Murcia’s Costa Calida region in Spain

murcia cathedral, spain, europe. selfie photo shoot
Selfies outside the Cathedral of Murcia.

Costa del Sol in Andalucia and Costa Blanca in Valencia are wildly popular sun, sea and fun destinations. Between these famous coastal areas lies Costa Calida (Warm Coast) in the Murcia region. Mar Menor has attracted European vacationers for tens of years, but three … Read >

Here are the destinations in Europe registered as Unesco World Heritage Sites in 2021

Nice, France. Photo from travel guidebook Nice and the French Riviera.
Nice, France.

If you think you have seen it all because finding new exciting travel destinations in Europe feels challenging, Unesco comes to the rescue. The long list of World Heritage sites (1154) was appended with 34 new destinations in 2021. 00 of the new destinations are in Europe. Here … Read >

The Grand Tour of Switzerland is a fabulous road trip, also on an electric motorcycle

bern, switzerland. photo Ari Hakkarainen.
Bern.

Spanish reporter and motorcyclist Alicia Sornosa has completed a 3000 km / 1860 mile road trip on an electric bike. She started the journey from her home town Madrid in Spain, toured Switzerland following the country’s scenic route known as the Grand Tour and returned to Madrid. The road … Read >

Modular electric van from Germany makes a compact campervan

x-bus van prototype by electric brands

The country of autobahns and popular car models, Germany is among the leading regions in electric vehicle development. Enterprises are not only cranking out electric versions of Volkswagen Golfs or Audi A3s, but innovative businesses are trying out something new as well. Electric Brands is one of these innovators that … Read >

7 out of 8 Unesco Geoparks designated in 2021 are in Europe

saimaa lake, east finland. photo miguel virkkunen carvalho
Lake Saimaa, FInland. Photo Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho.

Unesco has designated eight new geoparks in 2021 in an unconventional manner. The pandemic has restricted international travel, making research trips to proposed new sites difficult or impossible. Unesco decided to select the 2021 geoparks from candidates that the organization had already explored … Read >