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Culloden Battlefield
Inverness, United Kingdom
The moor where the last major land battle on British soil took place in 1746.
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Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Munich, Germany
The memorial at the site of the first Nazi concentration camp, a sober place of remembrance.
Historic site · UNESCO
Ggantija Temples
Victoria, Malta
Giant prehistoric temples on Gozo, older than Stonehenge and the pyramids.
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Glendalough
Ireland
A monastic site with a round tower between two lakes in the Wicklow Mountains.
Historic site · UNESCO
Grande Rue and Ramparts of Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel, France
Medieval lane and ramparts winding up the rock.
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Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Denmark
Two huge burial mounds, rune stones and a church, linked to King Harald Bluetooth and the birth of Christian D...
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Kinderdijk Windmills
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A UNESCO-listed row of historic windmills that kept the polders dry.
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Kylemore Abbey and Gardens
Ireland
A lakeside Victorian castle-like abbey with a walled garden in Connemara.
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La Lonja de la Seda
Valencia, Spain
A late-Gothic silk exchange with twisting columns, one of the finest civil buildings in Spain.
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Lecce Baroque Centre
Lecce, Italy
The golden baroque facades around Santa Croce and Piazza del Duomo.
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Lindos Acropolis
Rhodes Town, Greece
An ancient temple and medieval fortress above a whitewashed village and blue bay.
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Mill Colonnade Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A grand neo-Renaissance colonnade where visitors sample several mineral springs.
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Mnajdra Temples
Marsaxlokk, Malta
Three prehistoric temples on a slope by the sea, aligned with the sun.
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Palais de l'Île
Annecy, France
Medieval island fortress shaped like a ship in the canal.
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Perast
Kotor, Montenegro
A tiny baroque seafront town with stone palaces and churches, once home to many sea captains.
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Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paris, France
Leafy cemetery where many famous artists and writers are buried.
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Rock of Cashel
Ireland
A dramatic hilltop cluster of medieval church buildings in County Tipperary.
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Rothenburg Town Walls
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
A medieval wall with a covered walkway you can follow around the old town.
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San Gimignano Historic Centre
San Gimignano, Italy
A hilltop medieval centre dominated by stone towers.
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Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm, Sweden
A red-brick waterfront landmark where the Nobel Prize banquet is held, with a golden mosaic hall and a tall to...
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Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare's Birthplace
United Kingdom
The timber-framed house where William Shakespeare was born.
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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
Athens, Greece
A temple on a sea cliff at the southern tip of Attica, famous for sunset views.
Historic site · UNESCO
Trogir Old Town
Trogir, Croatia
A compact island town of narrow lanes, Romanesque houses and Renaissance palaces.