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Goreme Open Air Museum
Goreme, Turkey
A valley of rock-cut churches painted with Byzantine frescoes.
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Greenwich and the Royal Observatory
London, United Kingdom
The home of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time, with views over the Thames.
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Hagar Qim Temples
Marsaxlokk, Malta
A prehistoric temple on a cliff top, built thousands of years before the pyramids.
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Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni
Valletta, Malta
An underground prehistoric temple carved into the rock, with chambers over several levels.
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Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin, Ireland
A former prison tied to the story of Irish independence, now a powerful museum.
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Mdina Old City
Mdina, Malta
A walled hilltop city of silent lanes, palaces and bastion views.
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Medieval Old Town of Rhodes
Rhodes Town, Greece
A walled medieval city with cobbled lanes, gates and towers built by the Knights of St John.
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Nessebar Old Town
Nessebar, Bulgaria
A UNESCO-listed ancient town on a peninsula in the Black Sea.
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Normandy American Cemetery
Bayeux, France
Cemetery and memorial overlooking Omaha Beach.
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Orheiul Vechi
Orhei, Moldova
A cave monastery and archaeological complex above a bend in the Raut river.
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Pier Head and the Three Graces
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The waterfront trio of grand buildings that symbolise Liverpool's maritime heyday.
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Ramparts of Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo, France
Granite walls circling the old walled city on the sea.
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Royal Crescent
Bath, United Kingdom
A sweeping Georgian terrace of thirty houses overlooking a green lawn.
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Trulli District of Alberobello
Alberobello, Italy
Hillsides of conical-roofed stone houses.
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University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
A hilltop university with a baroque library, one of Europe's oldest.
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Verona Arena
Verona, Italy
A well-preserved Roman amphitheatre that still hosts summer opera.
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Zaanse Schans Windmills
Zaanse Schans, Netherlands
A row of working windmills and traditional workshops along the Zaan.
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Abbey of St. Gallen
St. Gallen, Switzerland
A baroque abbey precinct with a spectacular library hall of carved wood and ancient manuscripts.
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Anzac Cove and Gallipoli
Canakkale, Turkey
Beaches, trenches and memorials from the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
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Bremen Town Hall and Roland
Bremen, Germany
A Gothic town hall with a Renaissance facade and a medieval statue of Roland, both World Heritage listed.
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Budva Old Town
Budva, Montenegro
A compact walled town on a small peninsula, with a citadel, tiny squares and a seafront promenade.
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Catacombs of Paris
Paris, France
Underground ossuary lined with the bones of millions.
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Chernivtsi University
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
A red-brick complex built as a bishop's residence, blending Byzantine, Moorish and Gothic details.