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Scenic route in Europe

39 places, most popular first.

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Cheddar Gorge

United Kingdom

England's biggest gorge, with limestone cliffs, show caves and a clifftop walk.

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Costa Smeralda

Italy

A glamorous stretch of coast with bays and yachts.

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High Coast

Sweden

A dramatic stretch of the Baltic coast with forested hills, islands and fjord-like bays, UNESCO-listed for its...

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Pink Granite Coast

France

Rose-coloured boulders sculpted by the sea near Ploumanac'h.

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Ponta de Sao Lourenco

Portugal

A dry, windswept peninsula on Madeira's eastern tip with a coastal trail.

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Sargan Eight Railway

Serbia

A restored narrow-gauge heritage railway that loops through the mountains in a figure-eight.

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Semmering Railway

Austria

A pioneering mountain railway with viaducts and tunnels, a World Heritage site.

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Sopot Pier

Sopot, Poland

A long wooden pier stretching into the Baltic, the signature walk of Sopot.

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Appian Way

Rome, Italy

One of the oldest Roman roads, still paved with ancient stones and lined with tombs.

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Bicaz Gorges

Romania

A dramatic road through steep limestone cliffs.

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Palanga Pier

Palanga, Lithuania

A long wooden pier stretching out into the Baltic, the focal point of Palanga's seafront.

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Göta Canal Berg Locks

Sweden

A flight of locks on the Göta Canal, a 19th-century waterway linking Sweden's east and west coasts.

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Salthill Promenade

Galway, Ireland

A seaside walk along Galway Bay where locals traditionally kick the wall at the end.