![]() ![]() Or strike out to lesser-known yet beautiful coastal regions such as the Baltic and Black Seas. For beaches, take a circuit of the Mediterranean's northern coast where beach holidays were practically invented. Glorious Sceneryĭespite its population density Europe maintains spectacular natural scenery: rugged Scottish Highlands with glens and lochs Norway's fabulous fjords, seemingly chipped to jagged perfection by giants the vine-raked valleys of the Loire and the steppe-like plains of central Spain. ![]() Less obvious but no less impressive attractions include Moorish palaces in Andalucía, the fascinating East-meets-West brew of İstanbul in Turkey, the majesty of meticulously restored imperial palaces in Russia's former capital St Petersburg and the ongoing project of Gaudí's La Sagrada Família in Barcelona. Cultural HeritageĮurope’s almost unmanageable wealth of attractions is its biggest single draw: the birthplace of democracy in Athens, the Renaissance art of Florence, the graceful canals of Venice, the Napoleonic splendour of Paris, and the multilayered historical and cultural canvas of London. There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its natural beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity. ![]()
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