Updated June 8, 2026 by europeexplored
Nicosia (Lefkoşa) is the world’s last divided capital — a city split by the United Nations Buffer Zone (the Green Line) since 1974, where centuries of Venetian, Ottoman, British, Greek, and Turkish heritage collide in a fascinating urban landscape of medieval walls, Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, and a contemporary café culture that somehow thrives across […]
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Updated June 8, 2026 by europeexplored
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park is one of the best heritage attractions in Ireland — a superbly restored 15th-century tower house near Shannon Airport in County Clare that, together with its reconstructed 19th-century Irish village (complete with traditional cottages, a school, a pub, and costumed interpreters), offers the most immersive journey into Irish medieval and […]
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October 20, 2010 by europeexplored
Tournai – 2nd oldest town of Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Just 7 km from the French border, 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the River Scheldt is the second oldest city of Belgium, Tournai (Doornik). From Brussels, there is a very good connection by train – you can be […]
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October 19, 2010 by europeexplored
Historic city of Kilkenny – popular tourist destination in Ireland Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Historic city of Kilkenny will surprise you with its preserved medieval character and colorful streets. It was named after a monk St. Canice, whose memory still recalls the local cathedral. It is famous for history, crafts, […]
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October 18, 2010 by europeexplored
Napoli – busy city under Mount Vesuvius in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Naples (or Napoli in Italian), with more than a million inhabitants, is the capital of Campania and lies in the Gulf of Naples. It is the third most populous city in Italy, the entire area has […]
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Updated June 8, 2026 by europeexplored
Nesebar is one of Europe’s oldest continuously inhabited towns — a UNESCO World Heritage jewel perched on a tiny rocky peninsula on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, where 3,000 years of Thracian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Bulgarian history are layered into every cobblestone, church ruin, and timber-framed house. Often called the “Pearl of the Black Sea,” […]
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October 15, 2010 by europeexplored
Drottningholm Palace – one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Drottningholm Palace (Drottningholms slott) is a private royal residence located on one of the outlying islands of Stockholm (Lovön), right on the shores of Lake Mälaren. The palace was built by John III of Sweden in 1580 for […]
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Updated June 8, 2026 by europeexplored
The Tanum rock carvings are one of the world’s most extraordinary prehistoric art sites — a UNESCO World Heritage collection of over 1,500 Bronze Age petroglyphs etched into the glacially smoothed granite bedrock of western Sweden. Dating back 3,000 years or more, these remarkable carvings depict warriors, ships, animals, hunting scenes, and mysterious rituals that […]
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Updated June 8, 2026 by europeexplored
The Abbey of San Galgano is one of Italy’s most atmospheric and romantic ruins — a roofless Gothic Cistercian abbey in the Tuscan countryside near Siena, whose soaring walls and empty window arches frame nothing but sky, and whose nearest hilltop hermitage houses the legendary Sword in the Stone — Italy’s own Excalibur. Abandoned in […]
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October 9, 2010 by europeexplored
What to see in Paris – around Eiffel Tower | France Updated: February 4, 2020 | By Claire | More If you are planning your trip to Paris, here are some good tips what you could see and visit in the center of Paris – close to Eiffell Tower. Chaillot Palace complex with its gardens […]
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