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Italy Pisa - Leaning Tower

Tower of Pisa is more accurately referred to simply as the bell tower, or campanile. The Pisa tower is one of the four buildings that make up the cathedral complex in Pisa, Italy, called Campo dei Miracoli or Piazza dei Miracoli, which means Field of Miracles.

Fira Santorini, Greece

Roussanou Monastery Meteora, Greece

Meteora means suspended in air. Hermit Byzantine monks in the ninth century first inhbited these mountains, living on fissures and caves along the rocks to spend time with God. In the 14th century, these hermit monks built 20 different monastaries to get away from Turkish occupation.

The tall cliffs were the perfect escape for these monks. At first only ladders and ropes were the only way to reach these monestaries. During the 1920s steps were carved out making it more accessible.

Florence, Italy

Rome, Italy

Rome, capital of the world, the Eternal City, the city of the seven hills or simply the City: enough reasons to visit and get impressed by the many, many, many historical sights... Smell ancient Rome in the middle of this cosmopolitan-crazy Italian capital.

Florence, Italy

Harbor Town of Yialos Island of Symi, Greece

Venice, Italy

Germany, Bavaria

Prague, Czech Republic

Charles Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges in the world and the oldest bridge in Prague. It is almost 10m wide, 516m long and rests on 16 arches.Towers guard both ends of the bridge – the Old Town Bridge Tower and two Malá Strana Bridge Towers.

Monaco

Arc De Triomphe - Paris, France

The Arc de Triomphe is the world's largest triumphal arch and one of the most famous monuments in Paris.  Conceived by Napoleon to commemorate victories of the French armies, it was completed during the reign of Louis Philippe.

Paris Evening, France

Copenhagen Harbor, Denmark

Manarola, Italy

Lamanche, Spain

Bavaria, Germany

Prague, Czech Republic

Paris, France

Vienna, Austria

Elbe - Dresden, Germany

Marseilles, France

Prague, Czech Republic

Tower Bridge, London, England

Budapest, Hungary

Chateau de Chambord Castle Loire Valley, France

Lombardy, Italy

Tallinn, Estonia

London, United Kingdom, Maida Vale

The Plitvice Lakes - Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. The national park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The important north-south road connection, which passes through the national park area, connects the Croatian inland with the Mediterranean coastal region.