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\n \n Updated: June 10, 2020 | \n By Claire \n | \n More \n \n \n \n Few structures define a city skyline quite like the London Eye. Rising 135 metres above the South Bank of the River Thames, this giant Ferris wheel has become one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Tossa de Mar is one of the most popular and beautiful resorts on the Costa Brava, a historic fishing village-turned-holiday destination on the Catalan coast whose superbly preserved medieval walled old town (Vila Vella), with its castle and lighthouse perched on a rocky headland overlooking turquoise coves, is the only surviving fortified medieval town on […]
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Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More The most beautiful fountain in Rome is undoubtedly the Fontana di Trevi, and with its height of 25.9 m and width of 19.8 m it is also the largest fountain in Rome. This amazing work of art decorated with Baroque marble sculpture is one of the […]
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Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More When you drive through the French A75 highway which connects Paris with Barcelona, you cannot miss the technical gem in the form of the highest bridge in the world – Millau Viaduct. The bridge crosses the valley of the river Tarn in southern France and was […]
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Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Pyrenees – wild, scenic and beautiful. This mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain and in spite of many civilisation shoots it is still among the best preserved nature areas in Europe. However its steep cliffs, snowy peaks and deep valleys attract […]
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Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Sevilla is a capital and largest city of Andalusia, which is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain. It is said that Sevilla is the most Spanish city of all cities in Spain. The city had a great history, therefore it has much to offer to […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Pollino National Park is the largest national park in Italy, a vast, rugged wilderness of nearly 2,000 square kilometres straddling the border of Calabria and Basilicata in southern Italy, where the rare Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii), a living fossil from the Ice Age, still grows on the high limestone peaks of the Pollino and Orsomarso […]
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Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
The Scala di Santa Maria del Monte in Caltagirone is not merely a staircase. It is a work of art, a feat of engineering, and a symbol of the city’s identity all rolled into one. This monumental staircase, consisting of 142 steps, climbs the hillside from the Piazza del Municipio to the Church of Santa […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Riomaggiore is the first of the five Cinque Terre villages when approaching from La Spezia, nestled in a valley carved by the river Rivus Maior from which it takes its name. Colourful tower houses climb the steep hillside, each painted in a different pastel shade that reflects the Mediterranean light. An old story traces the […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Saint-Tropez is the most famous fishing village in the world, a sun-drenched Provencal port on the French Riviera where billionaires’ superyachts bob alongside traditional wooden pointus, the glitterati gather at the legendary Club 55 on Pampelonne Beach, and the soft Mediterranean light that inspired Matisse and Signac still bathes the pastel-coloured houses of the old […]
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