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Netherlands

Zaanse Schans travel guide

Windmills and green wooden buildings at Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans

Creator: Dietmar Rabich
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Green wooden houses at Zaanse Schans

Zaanse houses

Creator: René Cortin
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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A working windmill at Zaanse Schans

Zaanse windmill

Creator: Txllxt TxllxT
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Portugal

Albufeira travel guide

Albufeira old town above the sandy town beach

Albufeira old town above the sandy town beach

Creator: Carel Voorhorst on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Alentejo travel guide

Évora rooftops and the open Alentejo countryside

Évora rooftops and the open Alentejo countryside

Creator: Magali Guimarães on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Algarve travel guide

Golden cliffs and a small beach on the Algarve coast

Golden cliffs and a small beach on the Algarve coast

Creator: Gordo Delgado on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Angra do Heroísmo travel guide

Angra do Heroísmo and its Atlantic coastline seen from above

Angra do Heroísmo and its Atlantic coastline seen from above

Creator: Justin Coonan on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Aveiro travel guide

Moliceiro boats on a canal in central Aveiro at sunset

Moliceiro boats on a canal in central Aveiro at sunset

Creator: Reinaldo Simoes on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Azores travel guide

Volcanic crater lake and green hills in the Azores

Volcanic crater lake and green hills in the Azores

Creator: Regimantas Danys on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Braga Portugal travel guide

Formal stairway and gardens at Bom Jesus do Monte near Braga

Formal stairway and gardens at Bom Jesus do Monte near Braga

Creator: Luis Enrique Piravan Silva on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Cascais travel guide

Cascais bay, beach and town waterfront

Cascais bay, beach and town waterfront

Creator: joao Guerreiro on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Central Portugal travel guide

Cloud drifting across Serra da Estrela in Central Portugal

Cloud drifting across Serra da Estrela in Central Portugal

Creator: Diogo Cacito on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Coimbra travel guide

Historic buildings and courtyard at the University of Coimbra

Historic buildings and courtyard at the University of Coimbra

Creator: Botond varga on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Évora travel guide

Roman Temple and historic buildings in Évora

Roman Temple and historic buildings in Évora

Creator: Pedro Vinicius Garrett on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Faro travel guide

Stone arch and cobbled lane in Faro’s walled old town

Stone arch and cobbled lane in Faro’s walled old town

Creator: Silvania Ivo on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Funchal travel guide

Funchal harbour and hillside neighbourhoods at sunset

Funchal harbour and hillside neighbourhoods at sunset

Creator: Luca Arfini on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Guimarães travel guide

Traditional buildings on a narrow street in Guimarães old town

Traditional buildings on a narrow street in Guimarães old town

Creator: Sonny Vermeer on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Lagos Portugal travel guide

Rock arches and clear water at Ponta da Piedade near Lagos

Rock arches and clear water at Ponta da Piedade near Lagos

Creator: Recep Tayyip Çelik on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Lisbon Region travel guide

Atlantic cliffs at Cabo da Roca in the Lisbon Region

Atlantic cliffs at Cabo da Roca in the Lisbon Region

Creator: Efrem Efre on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Lisbon travel guide

Lisbon rooftops and the towers of São Vicente de Fora above Alfama

Lisbon rooftops and the towers of São Vicente de Fora above Alfama

Creator: Guilherme Marques on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Madeira travel guide

Mountain ridges and cloud over Madeira

Mountain ridges and cloud over Madeira

Creator: Maximilian Orlowsky on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Nazaré travel guide

Nazaré beach and town seen from the high cliff at Sítio

Nazaré beach and town seen from the high cliff at Sítio

Creator: Isabella Neves on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Óbidos travel guide

Óbidos rooftops, white houses and castle walls

Óbidos rooftops, white houses and castle walls

Creator: Pedro Rodrigues Barros on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Ponta Delgada travel guide

Arcaded buildings and a broad street in central Ponta Delgada

Arcaded buildings and a broad street in central Ponta Delgada

Creator: Ndumiso Bonaventure Zimu on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Porto and the North travel guide

Douro River and terraced vineyards in northern Portugal

Douro River and terraced vineyards in northern Portugal

Creator: Filipa Moreira on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Porto travel guide

Porto riverside and hillside buildings seen across the Douro

Porto riverside and hillside buildings seen across the Douro

Creator: Carlos Audrines on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Portugal travel guide

Golden cliffs and Atlantic water on the Algarve coast in Portugal

Golden cliffs and Atlantic water on the Algarve coast in Portugal

Creator: Ned Dwyer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sintra travel guide

Colourful towers and terraces of Pena Palace in Sintra

Colourful towers and terraces of Pena Palace in Sintra

Creator: Niklas Jeromin on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Tavira travel guide

White historic church with decorative roofline in Tavira

White historic church with decorative roofline in Tavira

Creator: Emilio Sánchez Hernández on Pexels
Source: Pexels
Licence: Pexels License
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Slovenia

Alpine Slovenia travel guide

Lake Bled with its island, castle and Alpine backdrop

Lake Bled and Bled Island

Creator: Mihael Grmek
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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The turquoise Soča River between forested mountains

The Soča Valley

Creator: Barry
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Logar Valley enclosed by the Kamnik-Savinja Alps

Logar Valley

Creator: Jonatan Pie r3dmax
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC0
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Bled and Lake Bled travel guide

Lake Bled with its island, castle and Alpine backdrop

Lake Bled and Bled Island

Creator: Mihael Grmek
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bled Castle on the cliff above Lake Bled

Bled Castle

Creator: Jakub Hałun
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Church on Bled Island in the centre of the lake

Church on Bled Island

Creator: Furkan Akkurt
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bohinj and Lake Bohinj travel guide

Lake Bohinj and the Julian Alps at Ribčev Laz

Lake Bohinj at Ribčev Laz

Creator: DimiTalen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC0
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Savica Waterfall above the Bohinj valley

Savica Waterfall

Creator: Žiga
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: Public domain
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Church of St John beside Lake Bohinj

Church of St John at Lake Bohinj

Creator: Mihael Grmek
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bovec travel guide

Bovec beneath the peaks of the Julian Alps

Bovec and the Julian Alps

Creator: Krzysztof Golik
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kluže Fortress in the Koritnica gorge near Bovec

Kluže Fortress near Bovec

Creator: Johann Jaritz
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Boka Waterfall dropping above the Soča Valley

Boka Waterfall

Creator: Sergei Gussev
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Celje travel guide

Celje Castle above the Savinja valley

Celje Castle

Creator: Sharon Hahn Darlin
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Historic centre of Celje

Celje old town

Creator: Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Celje seen from its hilltop castle

View over Celje from the castle

Creator: Boris Maric
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC0
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Goriška Brda travel guide

Vineyards and hill villages in Goriška Brda

Goriška Brda wine country

Creator: neiljs
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Stone houses and vineyards around Šmartno

Šmartno in Goriška Brda

Creator: Giorgio Galeotti
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dobrovo Castle among the hills of Goriška Brda

Dobrovo Castle

Creator: Doremo
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Kamnik and Velika Planina travel guide

Traditional herdsmen's huts and cattle on Velika Planina

Velika Planina

Creator: Jernej Furman from Slovenia
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Kamnik old town below the Kamnik-Savinja Alps

Kamnik and the Alps

Creator: Palickap
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mali grad chapel above central Kamnik

Mali grad in Kamnik

Creator: Buan~dewiki
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Koper travel guide

Praetorian Palace on Tito Square in Koper

Tito Square in Koper

Creator: Ced007
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Stone streets in Koper's old town

Koper old town

Creator: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Koper waterfront and working harbour

Koper waterfront and port

Creator: MrPanyGoff
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kranjska Gora travel guide

Kranjska Gora beneath the Julian Alps

Kranjska Gora

Creator: Leon Yaakov from Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Lake Jasna with mountain reflections

Lake Jasna

Creator: Dimitry Anikin from Vienna, Austria
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Clear spring pools at Zelenci Nature Reserve

Zelenci Nature Reserve

Creator: Dreamy Pixel
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Ljubljana and Central Slovenia travel guide

Prešeren Square and the Triple Bridge in Ljubljana

Prešeren Square and the Triple Bridge

Creator: Med Cruise Guide
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Traditional herdsmen's huts and cattle on Velika Planina

Velika Planina

Creator: Jernej Furman from Slovenia
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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Škofja Loka old town beneath its castle

Škofja Loka

Creator: Lordlazar98
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ljubljana travel guide

Prešeren Square and the Triple Bridge in Ljubljana

Prešeren Square and the Triple Bridge

Creator: Med Cruise Guide
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Licence: CC BY 2.0
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