Benidorm – Spanish Manhattan in Costa Blanca

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Benidorm is Spain’s most famous, and most controversial, resort city: a skyline of towering skyscrapers rising from the Costa Blanca like a Mediterranean Manhattan, with more high-rise buildings per capita than any city in Europe. Love it or hate it, Benidorm is a phenomenon: two sweeping golden beaches, a year-round microclimate, and a tourism model […]

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Castell’Arquato – Roman military settlement in Italy

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Castell’Arquato clings to a hilltop in the Po Valley, its medieval stone walls and narrow streets so well preserved that walking through the main gate feels like entering the 13th century. The Rocca Viscontea fortress dominates the town, its square towers visible from miles across the surrounding farmland. The Collegiata church houses a 12th-century baptismal […]

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