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Grand Canal
Venice, Italy
Venice's main waterway, lined with palaces, best seen from a public water bus.
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39 places, most popular first.
- Church, mosque or temple 248
- Neighbourhood 157
- Museum 154
- Historic site 153
- Castle 152
- Viewpoint 94
- Square 82
- Ruins 67
- Palace 64
- Market 61
- National park 58
- Other 56
- Monument 56
- Mountain 54
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Glencoe
Fort William, United Kingdom
A dramatic glen of steep mountains and brooding history.
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Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Austria
A spectacular mountain road with hairpin bends, glacier views and Austria's highest peak.
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Alsace Wine Route
Riquewihr, France
Scenic road through vineyard villages at the foot of the Vosges.
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Douro Valley at Pinhao
Portugal
Terraced vineyards along the Douro River in the heart of the port wine region.
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Flåm Railway
Flåm, Norway
One of the steepest railways in the world, climbing from the fjord at Flåm to the mountain station at Myrdal.
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Lauterbrunnen Valley
Interlaken, Switzerland
A deep glacier-carved valley of cliffs and waterfalls, sometimes called the valley of 72 waterfalls.
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Lavaux Vineyard Terraces
Lausanne, Switzerland
Steep terraced vineyards above Lake Geneva, a World Heritage landscape.
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Slea Head Drive
Dingle, Ireland
A coastal loop around the tip of the Dingle Peninsula, with beehive huts and ocean views.
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Val d'Orcia
Italy
The rolling Tuscan landscape of cypress lines and golden hills.
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Albanian Riviera
Albania
A mountain-backed Ionian coastline of white pebble beaches, small villages and winding views.
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Alpe di Siusi
Ortisei, Italy
One of Europe's largest high-altitude meadows, with Dolomite peaks all around.
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Atlantic Road
Norway
A coastal road hopping between islets on curved bridges, one of the most famous drives in Norway.
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Caminito del Rey
Málaga, Spain
A walkway fixed to the sides of a steep gorge, once called the most dangerous path in the world.
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Fira Caldera Path
Fira, Greece
A clifftop walk from Fira to Imerovigli with sweeping views of the volcanic caldera.
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Howth Village and Cliff Path
Dublin, Ireland
A fishing village on Dublin Bay with seafood and a spectacular cliff walk.
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Path of the Gods
Positano, Italy
A high coastal trail with dizzying views over the Amalfi Coast.
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Trollstigen
Ålesund, Norway
A mountain road of tight hairpin bends with a viewing platform above the valley.
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Wachau Valley
Melk, Austria
A Danube valley of vineyards, apricot orchards and small castles between Melk and Krems.