Sopot Pier in Poland – the longest wooden pier in Europe

January 6, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

Sopot Pier (Molo w Sopocie) is the longest wooden pier in Europe — an elegant 511.5-metre structure extending into the Baltic Sea from one of Poland’s most glamorous seaside resorts, offering panoramic views of the Gulf of Gdańsk and a quintessential Polish seaside experience that has drawn visitors since the 1820s. Part of the Tri-City […]

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Oia village – best of Santorini island | Greece

September 6, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Oia (pronounced “EE-ah”) is the most photographed village in Greece — the iconic cascade of whitewashed Cycladic houses, blue-domed churches, and pastel-coloured neoclassical captains’ mansions clinging to the northern cliffs of Santorini that produces the single most recognisable image of the Greek islands, reproduced on a million postcards, Instagram feeds, and travel magazine covers. Perched […]

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