Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Lalandia Billund is Scandinavia’s largest indoor waterpark and holiday resort, a vast tropical-themed aqua paradise where the temperature is always a balmy 30°C, year-round, regardless of the Danish winter outside. Located directly adjacent to the original Legoland in Billund, the spiritual home of the Lego brick, Lalandia forms one half of Denmark’s ultimate family holiday […]
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Categories: Denmark, Wellness, Relax & Sports
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: April 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Tindari is a small coastal town situated on a rocky hill (Capo Tindari) and contains the remnants of an ancient Greek site Tyndaris from 396 BC. Thanks to its strategic location, the city could easily control and prevent the sea between the Aeolian islands and Messina […]
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Categories: Cities, Islands, Italy, Nature, Rome, Sicily, Sights, Sights
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: May 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. It lies about 90 km from Kaunas, far inland on the river Neris, just a few kilometers from the Belarusian border. The city has about 585,000 inhabitants. It is a major road and rail junction. It is important agricultural and […]
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Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Kremnica is a historic city with a rich mining and mint tradition that stretches back over a thousand years. It is located in the central part of the Slovak Republic, in the Kremnica mountains at an altitude of 561 metres, surrounded by forested hills that once […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Tossa de Mar is one of the most popular and beautiful resorts on the Costa Brava, a historic fishing village-turned-holiday destination on the Catalan coast whose superbly preserved medieval walled old town (Vila Vella), with its castle and lighthouse perched on a rocky headland overlooking turquoise coves, is the only surviving fortified medieval town on […]
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Categories: Nature, Spain, Virtual Travel, Wellness, Relax & Sports
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 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Dupnitsa is known as The Green and Shady Town of Bulgaria, a pleasant foothill settlement at the base of the Rila Mountains, blessed with shady tree-lined streets, a strategic location between Sofia and the Rila Monastery, and a relaxed, unpretentious charm that makes it an excellent base for exploring some of Bulgaria’s greatest natural and […]
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Updated June 12, 2026 by europeexplored
Montepulciano is one of the most beautiful hill towns in Tuscany, a medieval and Renaissance jewel perched on a limestone ridge between the Val d’Orcia and the Val di Chiana, famous for its Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (one of Italy’s great red wines), its elegant Renaissance palaces, and its starring role as Volterra in the […]
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Categories: Cities, Italy, Sights, Sights
Updated June 12, 2026 by europeexplored
Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg) is one of the largest and best-preserved medieval castles in Europe, a colossal white-walled fortress perched 506 metres above the Baroque city of Salzburg on the Mönchsberg hill, whose massive fortifications, towers, and battlements have dominated the city skyline for over 900 years without ever being conquered by enemy forces. Built […]
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Categories: Austria, Sights, Sights
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: May 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Sevilla is a capital and largest city of Andalusia, which is one of 17 autonomous communities in Spain. It is said that Sevilla is the most Spanish city of all cities in Spain. The city had a great history, therefore it has much to offer to […]
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Categories: Sights, Spain, Virtual Travel, Wellness, Relax & Sports