Fun Facts about Europe you probably didn’t know!

Home to some of the world’s most popular attractions & incredible feats of nature Europe is one fascinating continent. Right from having the smallest town in the world to the biggest church on earth, and from a knighted penguin to a country free of mosquitoes, there are 100s fun facts about Europe. Here are 5 facts about this amazing continent that might leave you surprised!

  

 

 

What do you think is the most visited attraction in Europe? The Eiffel Tower? Disneyland, Paris? These are pretty close guesses, but it’s actually the Louvre in located Paris! It saw a record 10.2 million visitors in 2018, while Disneyland Paris gets almost 10 million, the Eiffel Tower sees around 7 million, and the Colosseum gets about 6 million. It’s wonderful to know there are so many art fans coming to view some of the world’s most iconic artworks at the Louvre. Another fact about the Louvre is that even if you spent only 30 seconds on each artwork at the Louvre, it’ll still take you 35 days straight to see every piece.

 

 

 

You have probably heard about the famous Belgian chocolate. It is known as some of the best quality chocolate in the world, & travellers obviously know it - as the Brussels Airport sells more of it than any place else on earth. More than 800 tonnes of chocolate is sold every year here, so it truly must be that irresistible.

  

 

 

A fan of castles? You will love the Czech Republic. This country has a total of 932 castles & about 1,187 stately homes, & that is more than any other country in the entire Europe. Even if you visited one castle a day, it would take you over 2.5 years to see them all, so you better get started!

 

 

 

A fun fact about Europe is that it holds the smallest town in the whole world! The little town of Hum is in the Istria region of Croatia & the population is just 30 people! (According to 2011 census). Hum is also famous for its mistletoe brandy, Biska. According to the ancient Celtic Druids left the Biska recipe in Hum 2,000 years ago. Another interesting fact about Hum in Europe is that the majority of the population speak Italian, owing to its proximity to Italy.

 

Just 1% of the British Museum’s collection is actually on display -

 

 

The British Museum, in London is one of the most-visited museums in the world, with around 6 million visitors each year. They come to admire the impressive collection of around 8 million artworks and antiquities. But, did you know you’re only seeing about 1% of the collection at any given time? It is said there’s only room for about 800,000 objects to be displayed.