Kerimäki church – the biggest wooden church in the world | Finland

June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

The church sits in a small town 85 km northwest of Savonlinna, surrounded by birch forest and lake country. From the outside it looks like a traditional Finnish wooden church, white with an ocher cross. Then you see the scale. The spire reaches 37 metres. The nave is 27 metres high inside. The building can […]

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Roussillon – one of the most beautiful villages in France

Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

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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