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Burcht van Leiden
Leiden, Netherlands
A medieval ringwall fortress on an artificial mound, with a view over the old town.
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Citadelle de Lille
Lille, France
Star-shaped 17th-century fortress, now surrounded by parkland.
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Clava Cairns
Inverness, United Kingdom
A Bronze Age burial site with stone circles in a quiet grove near Culloden.
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Fiesole
Florence, Italy
A hilltop town above Florence with Roman and Etruscan ruins and wide views.
Historic site · UNESCO
Groot Begijnhof Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
A large beguinage restored by the university and now used as a campus.
Historic site · UNESCO
Kernavė Archaeological Site
Lithuania
A landscape of medieval hill forts and ancient settlement on the Neris river valley.
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Kokino Observatory
North Macedonia
A Bronze Age mountaintop site that was probably used to track the sun and moon.
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Sremski Karlovci Old Centre
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
A baroque square with a cathedral, patriarchate palace and gymnasium, and wine cellars nearby.
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Student Prison Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
A former university jail whose walls are covered in student graffiti.