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Nearly 2,000 different plant species grow in Greenland. In order to survive the cold and the short summer season, they have developed survival strategies, such as dwarfism, which enable them to withstand difficult climatic conditions, in particular snow cover for a large part of the year and the cold.
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In the heart of the "terra quente" (warm lands) of the Upper Douro lies the Foz Côa archaeological park, the largest known complex of rock carvings dating from the Upper Palaeolithic.
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Last October, we travelled up the Danube on board the MS Vivaldi belonging to the Strasbourg-based company CroisiEurope, from its mouth on the Black Sea to Vienna in Austria.
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Nestling in 35 hectares of parkland at the foot of Mont Ventoux, Château Martinay offers guests the elegance and charm of an 18th-century residence. A bucolic setting, ideal for an intimate break.
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"We live from the sea" is the motto of this island, 4 km long and 1.5 km wide, located off the Gulf of Morbihan. A paradise for sailors, fishermen and nature lovers, Houat is the perfect place to discover its exceptional flora and fauna, go cycling or follow the coastal paths.
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In Istanbul's Edinerkapi district, the church of Saint-Sauveur-in-Chora is home to some stunning mosaics and frescoes dating back to the Byzantine Empire.
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Introduced by the Russians near Murmansk in the 1960s to provide new fishing resources, the red king crab has invaded the coasts of Norway and Svalbard, the islands halfway between Norway and the Pole.
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On board the MS Vivaldi, operated by the Strasbourg-based company CroisiEurope, we'll be travelling through Mitteleuropa. This is the Europe that, over the centuries, has been torn apart and built up in the Danube basin.
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Housed in the prestigious Renaissance Bourbon del Monte palace in Sansepolcro, Tuscany, the Aboca Museum tells the story of mankind's age-old relationship with plants and herbal medicine over the centuries.
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