Europe is our Home

United Kingdom

Tea is the most popular drink in Britain.

English people drink more tea than anybody else in the world (2.5 times more than the Japanese and 22 times more than the Americans or the French).

The London Eye is the tallest observation wheel in the world and each rotation takes about 30 minutes.

J.K. Rowling is the first person to make a billion dollars from writing books.

Germany

The term "ecology" was first coined by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866.

There are around 300 varieties of bread in Germany.

Ulm Cathedral is the tallest church in the world, with 161.53 metres in height.

Berlin's Zoologischer Garten is the largest zoo in the world.

Germans answer the phone with their surname instead of “Hello.”

The German Autobahn is the oldest motorway network in the world (first section completed in 1932), as well as one of the densest (12,000 km for a country of 357,021 km²). 70 percent of German highways have no speed limit.

France

The Statue of Liberty was made in France and gifted to the U.S in 1886.

There are more than 300 kinds of cheese made in France.

France has had only three presidents in the last 32 years.

Italy

Two of Europe's smallest countries, San Marino and the Vatican, are situated within Italy.

Europe's only three active volcanoes, the Etna, the Stromboli and the Vesuvius, are all in the South of Italy.

Many of the world's most prestigious sports cars are Italian, such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Bugatti or De Tomaso.

The mechanical clock, the barometer, the thermometer, eyeglasses and the telephone are all Italian inventions.

Spain

Bull fighting is a traditional event in Spain.

The Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the two most successful Spanish football teams.

Tomatoes, potatoes, and chocolate were all imported into Europe by Spain.

Siesta is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal.