Tag: clean

These cities have the cleanest air in Europe

Published on 2024-12-112024-12-06
by klaava

bilbao audience waiting for the tour de france to start — Bilbao, Spain: residents have gathered to the central square to follow a bicycle race.

There are cities where you instantly become aware of the air quality when you open the hotel door to a busy street and smell toxic gases floating all over the place. An unfortunate choice of destination, … Read >

Which European countries have the cleanest waters for swimming?

Published on 2024-08-14
by klaava

On a hot summer day, nothing beats swimming in a sea, lake or in a river (cold beer comes close, though). If the urge to swim hits when you are traveling in Europe, which countries are managing their environment so that designated bathing waters have remained clean? European Environment Agency … Read >

Is it safe to drink tap water in Europe?

Published on 2023-11-18
by klaava

water filter jar, bottled water and glass on a table

It seems that whenever we travel to a country that we haven’t visited before, we have doubts about the safety of tap water in the destination, and like to resort to bottled water. If you don’t know the water purity in the destination, drinking bottled water is actually a wise … Read >