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Region, AT

SalzburgerLand

Salzburg city, lake gateways and Alpine valleys stretching south towards the Hohe Tauern.

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Region, AT

Salzkammergut

The Salzkammergut is a cross-state lake and mountain region covering parts of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria.

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Region, LT

Samogitia and Northern Lithuania

Northern Lithuania links Šiauliai and the Hill of Crosses with Samogitia’s lake, forest and cultural landscapes farther west.

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Region, DE

Saxony

Saxony brings together Dresden’s collections, Leipzig’s music and civic history, and the sandstone landscapes near the Czech border.

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Region, DE

Schleswig-Holstein

Germany’s northernmost state stretches between the North Sea and Baltic, with Lübeck as its main historic city for this guide.

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Region, EE

Setomaa

Setomaa is a living cultural region of villages, museums, food traditions and Orthodox heritage beside Estonia’s eastern border.

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Region, LT

Šiauliai and the Hill of Crosses

Šiauliai is the transport base for the Hill of Crosses, linking a museum city with a separate pilgrimage landscape north of town.

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Region, HR

Šibenik region

A Dalmatian region linking Šibenik’s stone old town with the waterfalls and river landscapes of Krka National Park.

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Region, HR

Slavonia

Eastern Croatia shaped by the Drava and Danube, with Osijek as its practical cultural and transport base.

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Region, IE

Sligo and Yeats Country

Use Sligo as a base for literary heritage, Atlantic beaches, distinctive mountains and manageable north-west day routes.

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Region, SE

Småland and Öland

Småland and Öland bring forest, lakes, small towns, Kalmar’s historic waterfront and the limestone landscapes of Öland into one southeastern route.

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Region, CZ

South Bohemia

South Bohemia combines Český Krumlov, Třeboň’s pond landscape and handsome historic towns with slower rural journeys between them.

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Region, EE

South Estonia

South Estonia links Tartu’s university culture with Viljandi, Otepää’s lakes and the living traditions of Setomaa.

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Region, NL

South Holland

South Holland combines Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft and Leiden with the Kinderdijk water landscape and the spring bulb region around Lisse.

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Region, CZ

South Moravia

South Moravia pairs Brno’s city culture with Mikulov, the Lednice-Valtice landscape, vineyard routes and the caves north of the city.

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Region, AT

South Styrian Wine Country

South Styrian Wine Country is a hilly border landscape of vineyards, small settlements and seasonal taverns, best explored from one rural base with safe transport.

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Region, SE

Southern Sweden

Southern Sweden combines Malmö and Lund with Österlen and coast, requiring a clear choice between rail cities and a rural road route.

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Region, SK

Spiš

Spiš brings together walled towns, church heritage, castle landscapes and the eastern edge of the Tatras across a region that rewards several nights.

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Region, HR

Split region

Central Dalmatia centred on Split, with Trogir, Makarska and island routes to Hvar and Brač.

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Region, SE

Stockholm Archipelago

The archipelago is a ferry-network and island-choice guide, not an extension of Stockholm’s waterfront copy.

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Region, HR

Ston and Pelješac

Ston opens the Pelješac peninsula with historic walls, salt pans and access to wine villages, coastal settlements and the ferry port at Orebić.

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Region, AT

Styria

Graz, wine country and the Schladming-Dachstein mountains in a state that changes sharply from south to north.

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Region, SE

Swedish Lapland

Swedish Lapland covers the far north and must not be used as a label for every northern destination; Kiruna and Abisko form one practical corridor within it.

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Region, EE

Tallinn and North Estonia

Tallinn’s medieval centre leads into a northern landscape of peninsulas, manor houses, bogs and fishing villages.

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