Spain, a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures. Capital city Madrid is home to the Royal Palace and Prado museum. 

Bulgaria is a Balkan nation with diverse terrain. A cultural melting pot with Greek, Slavic, Ottoman, and Persian influences, it has a rich heritage of traditional dance, music, and crafts. 

Germany is a Western European country with over 2 millennia of history. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. 

Italy's capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s "David".

Norway is a Scandinavian country encompassing mountains, glaciers and deep coastal fjords. Preserved 9th-century Viking ships are displayed at Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum. 

Portugal is a southern European country on the Iberian Peninsula. Its location on the Atlantic Ocean has influenced many aspects of its culture: salt cod and grilled sardines are national dishes.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales and Scotland. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. 

Greece is a country in southeastern Europe with thousands of islands.  Greece is also known for its beaches, from the black sands of Santorini to the party resorts of Mykonos. 

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers.

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states, one of which is Vienna, Austria's capital and largest city.

France encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, is famed for its fashion houses and classical art museums including the Louvre.

Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.