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France

Occitanie travel guide

The Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse

Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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Didier Descouens
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Paris travel guide

The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris

The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro

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Ajith
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The Louvre courtyard and glass pyramid in Paris

The Louvre courtyard

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Benh LIEU SONG ( Flickr )
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Sacré-Cœur Basilica above Montmartre in Paris

Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre

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Giò Terra ( Terragio67 )
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Paris, Lyon, Provence and Nice in 12 days

The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris

The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro

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Ajith
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The Saône entering central Lyon with Fourvière above the river

The Saône and Fourvière

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Aldg692VX
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Nice old town and the Promenade des Anglais beside the Mediterranean

Nice and the Baie des Anges

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Tobi 87
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Provence travel guide

Lavender fields across the Provence countryside

Lavender country in Provence

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Marek Gehrmann
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The hill village of Gordes in Provence

Gordes

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Einaz80
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The Roman amphitheatre in Arles

Arles Amphitheatre

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Peter_Glyn
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur travel guide

Lavender fields across the Provence countryside

Lavender country in Provence

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Marek Gehrmann
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The Mediterranean coast around Èze on the French Riviera

The coast around Èze

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Dennis G. Jarvis
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Marseille's Vieux-Port with Notre-Dame de la Garde above

The Vieux-Port

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Sandro Agénor
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Quimper travel guide

Quimper’s cathedral and historic centre

Quimper’s cathedral and historic centre

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GO69
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Reims and Champagne travel guide

The west façade of Reims Cathedral

Reims Cathedral

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Provence13
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Vineyards across the Champagne countryside

Champagne vineyards

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JLPC
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Champagne houses along Avenue de Champagne in Épernay

Épernay

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Krzysztof Golik
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Reims travel guide

The west façade of Reims Cathedral

Reims Cathedral

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Provence13
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Rennes travel guide

Half-timbered houses in the historic centre of Rennes

Half-timbered houses in the historic centre of Rennes

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Selby
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Rome or Paris for a first city break?

The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris

The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro

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Ajith
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Rouen travel guide

Rouen Cathedral above the old streets of the city

Rouen Cathedral above the old streets of the city

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CEphoto, Uwe Aranas
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Saint-Émilion travel guide

Saint-Émilion surrounded by Bordeaux vineyards

Saint-Émilion

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JLPC
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Saint-Malo travel guide

The walled city of Saint-Malo beside the coast

Saint-Malo intra-muros

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GQ
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Stone ramparts around Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo's ramparts

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Giorgio Galeotti
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The beach and tidal shore outside Saint-Malo

The tidal shore

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Pierre André Leclercq
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Strasbourg travel guide

Strasbourg Cathedral above the historic centre

Strasbourg Cathedral

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Ji-Elle
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Half-timbered houses and canals in Petite France

Petite France

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Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France
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CC BY 2.0
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The European Parliament building in Strasbourg

The European quarter

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trolvag
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Toulouse travel guide

The Capitole and its square in central Toulouse

Place du Capitole

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FrDr
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Pont Neuf crossing the Garonne in Toulouse

The Garonne and Pont Neuf

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M.Strīķis
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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse

Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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Didier Descouens
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Tours travel guide

The historic centre of Tours near the Loire

The historic centre of Tours near the Loire

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Lepeltier.ludovic
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Versailles from Paris by train

Main facade of the Palace of Versailles

Main facade of the Palace of Versailles

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DiscoA340
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The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris

The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro

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Ajith
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Versailles visitor guide

Main facade of the Palace of Versailles

Main facade of the Palace of Versailles

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DiscoA340
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The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro in Paris

Regional context for planning this destination.

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Ajith
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The Louvre courtyard and glass pyramid in Paris

Regional context for planning this destination.

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Benh LIEU SONG ( Flickr )
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Greece

Ancient Olympia beyond the stadium

Aerial view of the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia

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dronepicr
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Athens through ancient sites and present-day districts

The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

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A.Savin
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A street in the Plaka district below the Acropolis

Plaka

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George E. Koronaios
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The marble Panathenaic Stadium in Athens

Panathenaic Stadium

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Jebulon
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CC0
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Athens, Naxos and Santorini in 10 days

The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

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A.Savin
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The Portara above Naxos harbour

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Manfred Werner (Tsui)
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Oia above the Santorini caldera

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Nubifer
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Attica beyond central Athens

A street in the Plaka district below the Acropolis

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George E. Koronaios
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A street in the Plaka district below the Acropolis

Plaka

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George E. Koronaios
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The marble Panathenaic Stadium in Athens

Panathenaic Stadium

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Jebulon
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Best time to visit Greece

The Acropolis rising above Athens from Philopappos Hill

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A.Savin
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Oia above the Santorini caldera

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Nubifer
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Meteora's monasteries above the rock pillars

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Kadı
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Central Greece through Delphi and Parnassus

The remains of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

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Annatsach
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The remains of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

Temple of Apollo

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Annatsach
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The Tholos of Athena Pronaia at Delphi

Tholos of Athena Pronaia

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George E. Koronaios
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Central Macedonia from Thessaloniki to Halkidiki

Aristotelous Square in central Thessaloniki

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Ymblanter
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The pine-lined coast of Sithonia in Halkidiki

Sithonia coast

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LucT
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Aristotelous Square in central Thessaloniki

Aristotelous Square

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Ymblanter
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Chania around the Venetian harbour and western Crete

Chania's Venetian harbour and lighthouse

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Ввласенко
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Historic buildings in Chania's old town

Chania old town

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dronepicr
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The waterfront around Chania's Venetian harbour

The Venetian harbour

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Ввласенко
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Corfu Island through town, coast and villages

Paleokastritsa's coves on Corfu

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Rob Hooft
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