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Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Mediterranean Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country located in Southeastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. It is surrounded by Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and has a small opening on the Adriatic Sea.

The main cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina are :

Sarajevo, the old town is completely restored, we can therefore take advantage of this facility Oriental style, with its mosques. The National Library is being restored (it was burned during the war) and is empty.
Mostar: The town owes its name to the old bridge is there, it is appointing Stari Most (Old Bridge in Bosnia). Destroyed during the war, is now rebuilt thanks to the cooperation of UNESCO. At the foot of it, the old town, with its souvenir shops and cafés and restaurants. If we go to the nearby museum, we can see the vessels of the daily life of a family. The tour ends with a video deck, you can see the destruction and reconstruction phases.
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Spain is a country in Mediterranean Europe sharing the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal to the west and the Principality of Andorra to the north is bordered by the Pyrenees mountain range that separates France. Spain is the country that contains the second highest number of heritage sites of UNESCO after Italy and the largest number of cities classified as World Heritage.

The major cities of Spain are Madrid, the Capital,   Málaga, Barcelona, Seville, valence, Cordoba, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Salamanca …

The Other Must to see destinations are Girona, Saint Jacques de Compostela and Elche.

There are three main climatic zones in Spain:

The Mediterranean climate characterized by a hot and dry summer. According to the Köppen classification, it is dominant in the peninsula, with two main nuances: the Mediterranean climate type (Csa climate), present in the southern part of the country, in the northwest of the country with the scorching summers less because of the proximity of the ocean or altitude (Csb climate). Lire la suite de cette entrée »

Cyprus is a country in Mediterranean Europe and the European Union since May 2004. Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot summers, dry and cool winters.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 into two areas separated by the buffer of the UN. Only the Greek area in the south (known as the « Republic of Cyprus ») is recognized by the international community. A passport is sufficient for access, but access will be denied to people with a visa of Northern Cyprus. The Turkish area in the north (called « Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ») is recognized only by Turkey and a few other countries. A passport is also sufficient for access.

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