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Alberobello, Apulia, Italy (by Scenic Gems)
Alberobello has 10,237 inhabitants (2022) and is famous for its unique trullo buildings. The trulli of Alberobello have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
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Trani, Castel del Monte, Matera, Apulia and Basilicata, Southern Italy (by Scenic Gems)
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Trani, well placed for the Crusades, then developed greatly, becoming the most important port on the Adriatic Sea. In the year 1063 Trani issued the Ordinamenta et consuetudo maris, which is "the oldest surviving maritime law code of the Latin West". Castel del Monte was built during the 1240s by King Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. With a history ...
Vieste, Apulia, Italy (by Scenic Gems)
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A marine resort in Gargano, Vieste has received Blue Flags for the purity of its waters from the Foundation for Environmental Education. The area covered by the comune is included in the Gargano National Park.
Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy (by Scenic Gems)
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Sulmona was one of the principal cities of the Paeligni, an Italic tribe, but no notice of it is found in history before the Roman conquest. Sulmona is known for being the native town of the Roman poet Ovid, of whom there is a bronze statue, located on the town's main road and named after him.
Dieppe, seaport on the English Channel, France (by Scenic Gems)
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Dieppe is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England.
Eberbach Abbey (Kloster Eberbach), Rheingau, Germany (by Scenic Gems)
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Eberbach Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Eltville in the Rheingau, Germany. On account of its Romanesque and early Gothic buildings it is considered one of the most significant architectural heritage sites in Hesse.
Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (by Scenic Gems)
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An officially recognized spa town since 1926, Bad Mergentheim is also known as the headquarters of the Teutonic Order from 1526 until 1809.
Ehrwald and Zugspitze, Tyrol, Austria (by Scenic Gems)
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Ehrwald lies at the southern base of the Zugspitze (2950 meters above sea level), Germany's highest mountain, but which is shared with Austria.
Passo Gardena, Passo di Sella, Dolomites, Italy
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At an elevation of 2,136 m above sea level, the Gardena pass connects Selva in the Val Gardena on the west side with Corvara in the Val Badia. The road over it comprises part of the famous Sella Ring, in which four linked passes (Gardena, Sella, Pordoi, and Campolongo) encircle the spectacular Sella group. The Sella Pass (2218 m) is a high mountain pass between the provinces of Trentino and Sou...
Pordoi Pass, Dolomites, Italian Alps (by Scenic Gems)
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Pordoi is a pass in the Dolomites in the Alps, located between the Sella group in the north and the Marmolada group in the south. The pass is at an altitude of 2,239 m (7,346 ft).
Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (by Scenic Gems)
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The Bay of Kotor is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro. The Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
Dodona, oracle of Zeus. Parga, tourist resort, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Dodona in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the second millennium BCE. The earliest accounts in Homer describe Dodona as an oracle of Zeus. Parga lies on the Ionian coast between the cities of Preveza and Igoumenitsa. It is a resort town known for its natural environment.
Poros, Saronic Gulf, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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The ancient name of Poros was Pogon. Like other ports in the Saronic, it is a popular weekend destination for Athenian travellers.
Cape Sounion, Temple of Poseidon, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Cape Sounion is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. Cape Sounion is noted for its Temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. Its remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the Aegean sea.
In the middle of the volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador (by Scenic Gems)
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In the middle of the volcanoes near Quito, Ecuador (by Scenic Gems)
QUITO, Middle of the World, Ecuador (by Scenic Gems)
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QUITO, Middle of the World, Ecuador (by Scenic Gems)
Winter in Rhodes City, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Winter in Rhodes City, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
Patmos, Cave of the Apocalypse, Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Patmos, Cave of the Apocalypse, Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
Hiking in Mykonos, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Hiking in Mykonos, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
Mycenae and Epidaurus, Winter in Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Mycenae and Epidaurus, Winter in Greece (by Scenic Gems)
Nafplio, Palamidi, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
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Nafplio, Palamidi, Greece (by Scenic Gems)
First Steps in Athens (by Scenic Gems)
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First Steps in Athens (by Scenic Gems)
Precious Objects, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
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Precious Objects, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
Mount Nebo, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
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Mount Nebo, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
Petra, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
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Petra, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
Wadi Rum, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
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Wadi Rum, Jordan (by Scenic Gems)
Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun, Seti I, Nefertari Tombs, Egypt (by Scenic Gems)
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Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun, Seti I, Nefertari Tombs, Egypt (by Scenic Gems)
Karnak Temple, Egypt (by Scenic Gems)
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Karnak Temple, Egypt (by Scenic Gems)
Ascoli Piceno, Italy (by Scenic Gems)
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Ascoli Piceno, Italy (by Scenic Gems)
Urbino, World Heritage Site, Italy (by Scenic Gems)
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Urbino, World Heritage Site, Italy (by Scenic Gems)

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