San Remo Music Festival – right now in San Remo, Italy – 15.2.-19.2.2011

February 16, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

The San Remo Music Festival (Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo) is Italy’s most important musical event — the legendary annual song contest held at the Teatro Ariston on the Ligurian Riviera that launched the careers of Italy’s greatest performers, inspired the creation of the Eurovision Song Contest, and remains the most-watched television event in […]

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Medieval Tavern Dětenice in Czech Republic – one of few European theme pubs

January 30, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

The Medieval Tavern Dětenice is one of Europe’s few authentic medieval theme pubs — a fully immersive 13th-century dining experience in a restored Gothic inn in the Czech countryside where costumed staff serve period food by candlelight, accompanied by fire jugglers, musicians, and a complete absence of modern conveniences. Attached to the beautifully restored Dětenice […]

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Euro Space Center – one of the major theme parks devoted to space and astronautics in Europe | Belgium

January 20, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Euro Space Center – one of the major theme parks devoted to space and astronautics in Europe | Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Euro Space Center is a fun-educational park in Belgium, located in the village of Transinne, near Redu, where are the headquarters of the European Space Agency. Euro […]

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Planete Futuroscope – latest audio and visual technology theme park in France

January 18, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Futuroscope (officially Planète Futuroscope) is one of Europe’s most innovative theme parks — a futuristic audiovisual wonderland on the outskirts of Poitiers, France, where cutting-edge projection technology, immersive 4D cinemas, and mind-bending visual experiences replace traditional rollercoasters. Founded in 1987 on the site of a former military base, Futuroscope has grown into France’s second most […]

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Legoland Billund – world built from millions of LEGO bricks in Denmark

January 18, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Legoland Billund – world built from millions of LEGO bricks in Denmark Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Legoland Billund is an amusement theme park in the Billund city built from Lego bricks, located on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. Legoland Billund has been opened in 1968 and is the oldest and […]

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Marineland – dolphinarium, marine zoo and water park in Spain

January 13, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Marineland is one of Europe’s premier marine zoological parks — a large dolphinarium, marine zoo, and water park complex on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain that offers dolphin and sea lion shows, a walk-through aquarium, and a water park with slides and pools. Located in the popular resort area near Málaga and Torremolinos, […]

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Walibi Belgium – famous and biggest theme park in Belgium

January 11, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Walibi Belgium – famous and biggest theme park in Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Walibi Belgium is a famous amusement park in Belgium. It is located in the central part of the country, southeast of Brussels, in the city of Wavre. Walibi Belgium was opened on 26th July 1975. It […]

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Miniatur Wunderland – the world’s largest model railway in Hamburg, Germany

January 3, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Miniatur Wunderland – the world’s largest model railway in Hamburg, Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More In Hamburg, Germany there is the largest model railway in the world. It’s called the Miniature Wonderland and occupies an entire floor in a former warehouse in the district of Speicherstad. Sophisticated giant size yard […]

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Santa Claus Village and Park – exciting fantasy world in Finland

December 28, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Santa Claus Village and Park – exciting fantasy world in Finland Updated: May 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Santa Claus Village is an amusement park in Finland. It is located in the northern part of the country, in Lapland, near the town of Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle. Santa Claus Village was formed […]

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Mini Europe park – the most popular tourist destination in Brussels, Belgium

November 12, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Mini-Europe is one of Brussels’ most popular tourist attractions — a delightful miniature park at the foot of the Atomium featuring more than 350 highly detailed 1:25 scale models of Europe’s most famous buildings, from the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Acropolis, all set within beautifully landscaped […]

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