Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Rising 764 metres above the shores of Clew Bay in County Mayo, Croagh Patrick is Ireland’s holiest mountain, a site of Christian pilgrimage for over 1,500 years. According to tradition, Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, spent 40 days and 40 nights fasting on the summit of the mountain in 441 AD, and it […]
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Categories: Ireland, Nature
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
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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Updated June 12, 2026 by europeexplored
Pena National Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena) is one of the most extraordinary royal residences in Europe, a riotously colourful Romanticist castle perched atop a rocky peak in the Sintra mountains above Lisbon, whose vivid yellow and red towers, ornate Manueline stonework, and eclectic blend of Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance, and Manueline architectural styles make it […]
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