Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
The scent of stone aged by centuries hits you first as you step onto Edinburgh Castle Rock, a volcanic plug that has witnessed siege after siege. Wind whips across the Esplanade, carrying echoes of military tattoos and royal proclamations. Inside, the Crown Jewels of Scotland gleam behind bulletproof glass, while Mons Meg, a medieval cannon, […]
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Categories: Castles and Palaces, Cities, Sights, Sights, United Kingdom
Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Fifty thousand tons of limestone blocks hold themselves together without mortar. The Pont du Gard spans the Gardon River with three tiers of arches, the tallest reaching nearly fifty metres. It carried water from a spring in Uzès to the city of Nîmes, a distance of fifty kilometres with a gradient of just thirty-four centimetres […]
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Categories: France, Sights, Sights, Technical Monuments
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: July 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Just few cities in Europe and indeed in the whole world, gained such fame thanks to one building, as the Tuscan city of Pisa. By this building is obviously not meant anything other than the famous Leaning Tower. For a long period of its existence it […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More In the south of France, about 30 km from Avignon, there is a small village of Roussillon, which impresses everyone especially because of its red saturated buildings that contrast sharply with the surrounding dark green hills. It lies on top of a hill and is known […]
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Categories: France, Sights
