Colosseum in Rome: The iconic Colosseum in Rome, bustling with visitors exploring the ancient amphitheater, capturing the grandeur and historical significance of this famous landmark.

Europe Family Travel Guides

Blue toned map of Europe with all the countries on it

Europe with Kids

Europe is a very popular travel destination. With 50 countries, all with a different culture and other things to offer, you’ll have no problem picking one or two countries to explore with your kids!

Enjoy your Europe family travel planning! You’ll be packing your bags in no time.

Europe Family Travel Guides

Cover image with the text "Iceland" clicking this image will bring you to the Iceland family travel guides on Sas Crossing Countries.

Cover image with the text "Italy" clicking this image will bring you to the Italy family travel guides on Sas Crossing Countries.

Cover image with the text "Scotland" clicking this image will bring you to the Scotland family travel guides on Sas Crossing Countries.

Fun Facts about Europe

Vatican City, landlocked by Italy, is the world’s smallest country
32 official languages are spoken in Europe
Russia and Turkey straddle both Europe and Asia
Paris’ Louvre museum is the most visited attraction in Europe
Russia is the largest country in the world
Europe is the 2^nd smallest continent in the world

a picture with an illustrated map of Iceland in a frame and 3 other versions of the same map in other colors. The one in the frame is brown. The others are white, green and blue. On the map you see hand drawn illustrations and clicking on this picture will take you to the shop page of Sas Crossing Countries.

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Background info about Europe

With Europe is the second smallest continent in the world and is home to 50 countries:

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Georgia
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Northern Macedonia

Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Vatican City

Europe is the continent with the highest population density, meaning the largest number of people per square kilometer. On the other hand, only 10% of the world’s population live in Europe.

Not all European countries are a member of the EU (European Union) a political and economic union. Only 27 of the 50 nations in Europe are part of the EU.

Europe is also home to a country with the happiest people on earth. According to the World Happiness Report, the happiest people live in Finland.