With an astonishing variety of landscapes, and home the largest number of ecosystems in the world, the European continent owes its richness to a great geological epic, several billion years old.
Why did the Alps settle on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea? Why are volcanoes found only in Iceland and southern Italy? Why do earthquakes mainly affect Eastern Europe? To find the answers, French backpacker Antoine de Maximy takes us on a wonderful journey to the four corners of the old continent.
This documentary invites us to contemplate the breathtaking landscapes that make up Europe and to unravel the mysteries of their formation and evolution, with the help of geographers and geologists working in the field.
Direction: Stéphane Bégoin
Production: La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse for ARTE France