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Viewpoint in Europe

94 places, most popular first.

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Fløibanen

Bergen, Norway

A funicular railway that lifts you in a few minutes to a viewpoint high above Bergen with trails and cafes.

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Grindelwald First

Interlaken, Switzerland

A mountain with a cliff-edge walkway and a view toward the Eiger, reached by gondola from Grindelwald.

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Kohtuotsa Viewing Platform

Tallinn, Estonia

The most famous viewpoint in Tallinn, looking out over the red roofs of the lower old town.

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London Eye

London, United Kingdom

A giant observation wheel on the South Bank with sweeping views of the city.

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Masca Valley

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

A tiny mountain village on a sheer-sided gorge in the Teno mountains, with a famous hiking trail.

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Matterhorn Glacier Paradise

Zermatt, Switzerland

A high cable-car station with a glacier palace and some of the highest views in Europe.

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Mer de Glace

Chamonix, France

France's largest glacier, reached by a mountain railway.

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Mirador de San Nicolas

Granada, Spain

The classic viewpoint across the valley to the Alhambra, with the Sierra Nevada behind it.

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Mount Lycabettus

Athens, Greece

The pine-covered hill with the best city-wide view of Athens, a small chapel on top.

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Mount Srd

Dubrovnik, Croatia

The hill above the old town, reached by cable car, with the classic panorama over roofs and islands.

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Mount Tampa

Brasov, Romania

Take the cable car to a hilltop for the best view over Brasov's red roofs.

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Møns Klint

Denmark

Dazzling white chalk cliffs on the island of Møn, rising above the Baltic Sea with beech forest on top.

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Philosophers' Walk

Heidelberg, Germany

A hillside path on the north bank of the Neckar with the best view of the old town.

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Rozenhoedkaai

Bruges, Belgium

The best-known canal view in Bruges, with the Belfry reflected in the water.

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St Peter's Church

Riga, Latvia

A Gothic church with a tall spire and a lift to a tower viewing platform over the old town.

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Sveti Stefan

Budva, Montenegro

A small fortified island village linked to the shore by a causeway, one of Montenegro's best-known coastal vie...

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Trolltunga

Norway

A slab of rock sticking out horizontally over a lake, at the end of a long and demanding hike.

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White Cliffs of Dover

United Kingdom

Chalk cliffs on the Kent coast with clifftop trails and sea views.

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Aksla Viewpoint

Ålesund, Norway

A hilltop viewpoint reached by a stair of about 400 steps, with a panorama of the town, islands and sea.

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Brühl's Terrace

Dresden, Germany

A riverside promenade known as the Balcony of Europe.

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Cabo da Roca

Sintra, Portugal

The westernmost point of mainland Europe, with windswept cliffs and a lighthouse.

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Cabo de Sao Vicente

Lagos, Portugal

A lighthouse on high cliffs at Europe's south-western corner.