Pena National Palace – one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal

March 6, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Pena National Palace – one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal Updated: March 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Pena National Palace or in Portuguese Palácio Nacional da Pena is a Romanticist palace situated at the top of the rocky hill in the town of Sintra in Portugal. When the weather is good the […]

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Rhodes island – one of the best tourist destinations in Europe | Greece

January 28, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Rhodes is one of the most spectacular Greek islands — a sun-drenched island in the southeastern Aegean where a magnificent UNESCO-listed medieval Old Town (the largest and best-preserved walled city in Europe), stunning beaches, and the legacy of the Knights Hospitaller combine to create one of the Mediterranean’s most rewarding island destinations. Known as the […]

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Toruń – Gothic architecture at its best, and the birthplace of Copernicus | Poland

September 14, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Toruń is one of Poland’s most beautiful and historically significant cities — a UNESCO World Heritage Gothic masterpiece on the banks of the Vistula River whose perfectly preserved medieval Old Town of red-brick churches, merchant houses, and defensive walls is one of the finest ensembles of Gothic architecture in Europe. Birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus in […]

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