Pernštejn Castle – one of the most beautiful castles in the Czech republic Updated: May 16, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Pernštejn Castle is one of the most visited castles in Moravia, Czech republic, which attracts lots of tourists. It is situated on the cliff above the city Nedvedice. The castle rises nearly […]
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Rupite is one of Bulgaria’s most enigmatic destinations — an extinct volcano crater in the shadow of the Kozhuh Mountain, where steaming mineral springs, otherworldly rock formations, and the spiritual legacy of the controversial mystic Baba Vanga converge into a landscape unlike anywhere else in Europe. Located near the Greek and North Macedonian borders, Rupite […]
Kronborg Castle in Denmark – the place of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Hamlet Updated: May 18, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More If you take the ferry from Helsingør to Helsinborg, it’s hard to miss the fortified castle of Kronborg at the coast. It became famous mainly because its corridors and rooms were […]
Ischia and Procida are the two often-overlooked gems of the Bay of Naples — Ischia, the thermal spa island of volcanic origins with its dramatic Aragonese Castle rising from the sea, and Procida, a tiny, impossibly colourful fishing island that was Italy’s Capital of Culture in 2022 and remains one of the most authentically beautiful […]
Kmeťov vodopád (Kmeť’s Waterfall) is the highest waterfall in Slovakia — a spectacular 80-metre cascade in the remote Kôprova Valley (Kôprová dolina) of the High Tatras, plunging down a near-vertical granite wall in one of the Tatra National Park’s most pristine and less-visited valleys. Named after the Slovak botanist and ethnographer Andrej Kmeť, this waterfall […]
Vianden Castle – one of the most beautiful romanesque-gothic castles in Europe | Luxembourg Updated: January 16, 2020 | By Claire | More Vianden Castle (Château de Vianden) was built between the 11th and 14th centuries in areas of the former Roman fortress and is one of the most beautiful Romanesque-Gothic castles in Europe. It […]
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Pärnu is Estonia’s “Summer Capital” — a charming Baltic seaside city with a 3-kilometre white sand beach, a beautifully preserved 19th-century spa quarter of tree-lined avenues and wooden villas, and a laid-back cultural scene that transforms the city into Estonia’s most popular holiday destination every summer. With a history as a Hanseatic trading port and […]
Tongeren is officially the oldest town in Belgium — a captivating Roman-founded city in the Flemish province of Limburg where 2,000 years of history are woven into every cobblestone street, medieval rampart, and Roman archaeological find. Best known today for its sprawling Sunday antiques market — the largest in the Benelux — Tongeren offers a […]
Møns Klint is Denmark’s most dramatic natural wonder — a 6-kilometre stretch of brilliant white chalk cliffs rising 128 metres above the turquoise Baltic Sea on the island of Møn. Formed from the fossilised shells of microscopic coccolithophores over 70 million years ago, these gleaming cliffs offer one of northern Europe’s most breathtaking coastal landscapes, […]
Gravensteen Castle — the “Castle of the Counts” — is one of Europe’s most formidable and well-preserved medieval fortresses, a brooding grey-stone giant rising from the heart of Ghent in Belgium with castle walls, turrets, and a central keep so intact you can almost hear the clanking armour in its halls. Built in 1180 by […]
