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Ireland

The Burren and Cliffs of Moher in one careful route

Poulnabrone dolmen Burren in The Burren and Cliffs of Moher

Poulnabrone dolmen Burren in The Burren and Cliffs of Moher

Creator
Steve Ford Elliott
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Waterford through the Viking Triangle

Evening light behind the French Church in Waterford’s Viking Triangle

Evening light behind the French Church in Waterford’s Viking Triangle

Creator
Roisfoley
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Reginalds Tower in Waterford

Reginalds Tower in Waterford

Creator
Ramón
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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City quays in Waterford

City quays in Waterford

Creator
Shaun McGuire
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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West Cork by harbour, peninsula and island

Mizen Head in West Cork

Mizen Head in West Cork

Creator
Richard Webb
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Baltimore harbour in West Cork

Baltimore harbour in West Cork

Creator
Nigel Cox
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CC BY-SA 2.0
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Coast in West Cork

Coast in West Cork

Creator
Richard Webb
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Westport as a base for Clew Bay and Mayo

The Octagon and colourful buildings in Westport

Westport is a practical base for Clew Bay, Achill Island and western Mayo.

Creator
Marathon
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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When to visit Ireland

Trinity College in Dublin

Trinity College in Dublin

Creator
Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo gallery
Licence
CC BY 2.5
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Wicklow and Glendalough from Dublin

Glendalough monastic site in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Glendalough monastic site in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Creator
Eirian Evans
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough safely

Glendalough monastic site in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Glendalough monastic site in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Creator
Eirian Evans
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Wicklow Mountains in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Wicklow Mountains in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Creator
Andy Beecroft
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Glendalough upper lake in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Glendalough upper lake in Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Sebd assumed (based on copyright claims).
Licence
CC BY 2.5
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Italy

Amalfi Coast with one practical base

Positano built into the slopes of the Amalfi Coast

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Spenvann
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Amalfi Cathedral and its bell tower above Piazza del Duomo

Amalfi Cathedral

Creator
Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Coastal landscape seen from Villa Rufolo in Ravello

The coast from Ravello

Creator
Daria
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Bari from the old town to the Adriatic rail routes

A narrow residential street in Bari Vecchia

Creator
Berthold Werner
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Basilicata with Matera as a first base

A stone lane among the Sassi districts of Matera

Creator
Jules Verne Times Two
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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A stone lane among the Sassi districts of Matera

A lane in the Sassi

Creator
Jules Verne Times Two
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Matera seen across the Gravina from the Murgia

Matera from the Murgia

Creator
Benjamin Smith
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Best time to visit Italy

The Colosseum in central Rome

The Colosseum

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rolling farmland and cypress trees in the Val d'Orcia

Creator
Hans A. Rosbach
Licence
CC BY 2.5
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The peaks of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites

Creator
Wolfgang Moroder
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bologna beneath the porticoes

Historic buildings around Piazza Maggiore in Bologna

Creator
Fiorry
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Two Towers above Bologna's historic centre

The Two Towers

Creator
Giorgio Galeotti
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Covered porticoes along a street in Bologna

Bologna's porticoes

Creator
eurimaco
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bologna from Florence by train

Historic buildings around Piazza Maggiore in Bologna

Creator
Fiorry
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Florence Cathedral rising above the historic centre

Creator
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Campania through Naples, ruins and the coast

Historic buildings along Spaccanapoli

Creator
Alpha 350 from Hungary
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Positano built into the slopes of the Amalfi Coast

Positano on the Amalfi Coast

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Spenvann
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The Forum within the Pompeii archaeological site

Pompeii Forum

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Gaiusiulianus assumed (based on copyright claims).
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Public domain
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Capri with enough time beyond the harbour

The Faraglioni sea stacks off Capri

Creator
Michael Karavanov
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Capri's steep island landscape and hillside homes

Capri's island landscape

Creator
Norbert Nagel
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Boats and waterfront at Capri's Marina Grande

Marina Grande

Creator
gian luca bucci
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Catania between lava-stone streets and Mount Etna

Elephant Fountain in Piazza del Duomo, Catania

Creator
gnuckx
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CC BY 2.0
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Cinque Terre by village, trail and train

Vernazza and its harbour on the Ligurian coast

Creator
Mathieu Chollet - MChollet
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Manarola's colourful houses above the sea

Manarola

Creator
Vald0506
Licence
CC BY 4.0
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Corniglia and its terraced slopes in Cinque Terre

Corniglia

Creator
Davide Papalini
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dolomites by valley, season and mountain access

The peaks of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites

Creator
Wolfgang Moroder
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Seceda ridgeline in the Dolomites

Seceda

Creator
Andreas Kretschmer
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Lago di Braies beneath the Dolomite mountains

Lago di Braies

Creator
dconvertini
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Emilia-Romagna along the Via Emilia

The Two Towers above Bologna's historic centre

Creator
Giorgio Galeotti
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Two Towers above Bologna's historic centre

The Two Towers

Creator
Giorgio Galeotti
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Covered porticoes along a street in Bologna

Bologna's porticoes

Creator
eurimaco
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Florence with museums booked and time to walk

Florence Cathedral rising above the historic centre

Creator
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Ponte Vecchio crossing the River Arno

Ponte Vecchio

Creator
Jan Drewes
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence

Santa Croce

Creator
Alvesgaspar
Licence
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Genoa from the old harbour to the hillside lifts

Cathedral of San Lorenzo above the rooftops of Genoa

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Dixy52
Licence
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Italy by region, rail corridor and coast

The Colosseum in central Rome

The Colosseum

Creator
Ank Kumar
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rolling farmland and cypress trees in the Val d'Orcia

Val d'Orcia

Creator
Hans A. Rosbach
Licence
CC BY 2.5
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The peaks of Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites

Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Creator
Wolfgang Moroder
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lake Como with ferries and one useful base

Bellagio beside Lake Como and the surrounding mountains

Creator
Daniel Case
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Varenna's waterfront on Lake Como

Varenna

Creator
Jmatazzoni
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Como and its lakeside setting

Como on the lake

Creator
Tom Page
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Lazio with Rome as the main base

Ruins and temples in the Roman Forum

Creator
Matt Brisher from Madison, WI, USA
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Ruins and temples in the Roman Forum

The Roman Forum

Creator
Matt Brisher from Madison, WI, USA
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CC BY 2.0
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Rooftops and historic buildings in Rome's Trastevere district

Trastevere rooftops

Creator
Tomek Grabarczyk
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lecce through Baroque streets and Salento routes

Carved Baroque doorway in Lecce

Creator
User:Nikater
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Liguria from Genoa to the Cinque Terre

Manarola's colourful houses above the sea

Creator
Vald0506
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CC BY 4.0
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Manarola's colourful houses above the sea

Manarola

Creator
Vald0506
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