Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
A hilltop fortress in eastern Slovakia commands views across the Spiš region. Spiš Castle is one of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, its Romanesque and Gothic walls spreading across a travertine plateau. The ruins tell stories of Hungarian kings and noble families who controlled this strategic stronghold. From the upper courtyard, you can […]
Tags: 4-hectares, altitude, ancient-trade-route, attributes, castle, castle-ruins, castles, central-europe, fortress, history-view, map, medieval-town, rich-history, slovak-republic, slovakia, spis-castle, unesco, world-heritage-list
Categories: Castles, Sights, Sights, Slovakia
Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Whitewashed buildings climb the hillside above the Tyrrhenian Sea, their balconies draped with bougainvillea. Scalea stretches along the Calabrian coast, offering long sandy beaches that slope gently into warm, shallow water. The historic centre, known as Scalea Superiore, sits higher on the ridge, a maze of narrow alleys and stone stairways that lead to small […]
Tags: 11th-century, 12th-century, calabria, calabria-italy, castle-ruins, century-church, exotic-plants, fortress-town, gap, italy, monastery-ruins, norman-castle, normanno, palazzo-dei-principi, parco-nazionale, regional-capital, resort, roman-houses, romanesque-castle, san-nicola-in-plateis, scalea, sea-site, seaside-location, trunk-diameter, tyrrhenian-sea
Categories: Italy, Nature, Nature, Sea Sites, Sights, Virtual Travel
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
A Mediterranean cruise is one of the most popular ways to explore the coasts of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, offering the chance to visit multiple countries in a single trip without the hassle of packing and unpacking between cities. But with so many ports of call spread across this vast sea, choosing the […]
Tags: barcelona-fc, beautiful-cities, castle-ruins, celeb-count, class-restaurants, cool-bars, cruise-holiday, fishing-village, french-riviera, holiday-photo, holidaymaker, la-sagrada-familia, med-cruises, mediterranean-coast, mediterranean-ports, nou-camp, palma-de-mallorca, promenade-des-anglais, stunning-beaches, tour-buses
Categories: Travelling Tips
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: May 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. It lies about 90 km from Kaunas, far inland on the river Neris, just a few kilometers from the Belarusian border. The city has about 585,000 inhabitants. It is a major road and rail junction. It is important agricultural and […]
Tags: adam-mickiewicz, baroque-city, baroque-style, bernardine, bronze-statues, capital, capital-of-lithuania, castle-ruins, cathedral-square, city, city-gates, european-capital-of-culture-in-2009, form-the-heart, gothic-architecture, grand-duke, jagiello, jewish-quarter, kutuzov, lithuania, magnificent-example, political-writer, saint-casimir, saint-helena, saint-stanislaus, three-crosses, town, vilnius
Categories: Lithuania, Sights
Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Vastseliina Castle Ruins are one of Estonia’s most atmospheric medieval sites, the remains of a 14th-century Livonian Order bishop’s castle in southeastern Estonia that was once one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the Baltic region, famous for a miraculous white cross that was said to have healing powers. Built in 1342, the castle […]
Tags: 14th-century, 19th-century, border-point, bus-connection, buses, castle, castle-ruins, cycling-trails, estonia, german-knights, hiking-trail, metropolis, missa, outskirts, ruins, russian-area, several-times, steep-hill, teutonic-knights, vastseliina-castle-ruins
Categories: Estonia, Sights