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The beautiful flag map that will change the way you look at Europe

The beautiful flag map that will change the way you look at Europe

European countries have some pretty wonderful flags.

A recent reddit post produced a beautiful map of South America, with borders defined by flags that blended into one another wonderfully.

We thought it was worth giving this a try with European countries, given the wonderful flags our continent has on offer.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is an office favourite, but I'd personally recommend Albania's.

Check out our map below:

The oldest flag in Europe is the Dannebrog, Denmark's flag, which featured at the Battle of Lyndanisse in 1219.

The Union Flag was adopted in 1801.

If you think you're a flag geek, take on our fiendish quiz.

This article was originally published in 2016

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