Armenia as the most welcoming European country: Passport Index
In Europe, the most welcoming country is Armenia, according to the Euronews.travel. The country extends relaxed visa rules to travellers from 135 countries, placing it in 26th place in the overall leaderboard, 1lurer reports.
Kosovo offers this welcome to 109 countries, while Moldova does to 103.
Most European countries are a little stricter, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel to 92 countries.
35 nations in Europe tie for 45th place in the middle of the friendliness leaderboard. This is due to Schengen Area rules that see many of these countries negotiate visa arrangements en masse.
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