Piran – charming port city on the Adriatic shore of Slovenia

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Piran is a 14th-century Venetian port town on the Slovenian coast, and it is the reason Slovenia has a coastline at all. The country’s Adriatic coast is only 46 km long, squeezed between Italy and Croatia, and Piran is its jewel. The town sits on a narrow peninsula that juts into the Gulf of Trieste. […]

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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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