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Best Places to Visit and Top things to do in Birgu: Osteria VE, Fort St Angelo, Inquisitor’s Palace, Malta at War Museum, Maritime Museum. Osteria VE This lovely restaurant is tucked away down a Birgu backstreet in a 17th-century townhouse and is run by a convivial Venetian pair, doing what Italians do best. Fort St Angelo The Knights took over ...

Top Things to See and Do in Gdansk: St. Dominic’s Fair, The Royal Way, The European Solidarity Centre, Mariacka Street, Dlugi Targ. St. Dominic’s Fair Hosting Saint Dominic’s Fair is definitely one of the longest of the city’s traditions. It was first established in 1260 by Pope Alexander IV and is still running today. The Royal Way The Royal Way ...

Top Things To do and Best Places to Visit in Nowy Sacz: Sącz Ethnographic Park, Synagogue, Gothic House, Restauracja Ratuszowa, Strauss Café. Sącz Ethnographic Park About 3.5km southeast of the centre, Sącz Ethnographic Park is one of the largest and best skansens in the country. Synagogue For centuries Jews lived in the area north of the Rynek. This is also ...

Best Places to Visit in Burgos: Catedral de Burgos, Cartuja de Miraflores, Arco de Santa María, Iglesia de San Nicolás. Catedral de Burgos: A UNESCO World Heritage Site At the foot of Burgos’ castle hill stands the UNESCO-listed Cathedral of Burgos, a masterpiece of Spanish Gothic architecture. Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas A must-see historic attraction, ...

Best Places to Visit and Top things to do in Malbork: Gothic, Malbork Castle, Przystanek Patrzałkowie, Skewer Esperanto. Gothic Malbork’s blockbuster castle also contains one of Poland’s best restaurants, where the medieval theme continues in commendable authenticity. Malbork Castle Malbork’s blockbuster attraction is its show-stoppingly massive castle that sits on the banks of the sluggish Nogat River, an eastern arm ...

Top Tourist Attraction in Sopot: Sopot Pier, Sopot Lighthouse, Sopot Beach, Ulica Bohaterow Monte Cassino, Sopot Museum. Sopot Pier BoastingPoland’s largest and rumoured (often debated) to be the longest wooden pier in the whole of Europe, take a stroll along Sopot’s “Molo” over the Baltic Sea for splendid views. Sopot Lighthouse Down by the pier is the impressive City Lighthouse, ...

Best Places to Visit and Top Things To do in Opole: Franciscan Church of the Holy Trinity, Piast Tower, Opole Silesian Museum, Hamburg, Pauza. Franciscan Church of the Holy Trinity This church of the southern corner of the Rynek was built of brick around 1330. Piast Tower The only vestige of the castle that once housed Opole’s dukes is this ...

Best Places to Visit and Top Things to do in Warsaw: Royal Castle, Wilanów Palace, Warsaw Rising Museum, Palace of Culture & Science, Lazienki Park. Royal Castle This massive brick edifice, a copy of the original blown up by the Germans in WWII, began life as a wooden stronghold of the dukes of Mazovia in the 14th century. Wilanow Palace ...

Places to Visit and Best day trips from Vienna: Liechtenstein Castle and Seegrotte Hinterbrühl, Mödling, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Linz, Budapest. Liechtenstein Castle and Seegrotte Hinterbrühl, Mödling Only 20-minutes drive from Vienna, the district of Mödling is known for the iconic Liechtenstein Castle, which you might have seen in the famous movie The Three Musketeers. Salzburg While in Vienna, it would be ...

Best Places to visit in Villach and Top Tourist Attractions & Easy Day Trips: Villach Main Square, Villach’s Fine Churches, The Carinthia Relief Model, Museum of the City of Villach and Finkenstein Castle, The Villach Alpine Road and the Dobratsch. Villach Main Square Straddling the River Drau and connected by several bridges, Villach’s old town center is one of the ...

Best Places to Visit and Things to do in Ceuta: Plaza de Africa, Royal Walls, El Refectorio, Meson el Cortijo, Parque Maritimo del Mediterraneo. Plaza de Africa This is the charming heart of a city, with manicured tropical plantings, a square of cobblestone streets and some of the city’s finest architecture. Royal Walls The most impressive sight in the city ...

Best Places to Visit in Vigo: Castro Fortress, Parque del Monte Castro, Cies Islands, Beaches on the Cies Islands, Casco Vello. Castro Fortress Surely the best introduction to the city and its epic landscapes is to survey them from the granite walls of this 17th-century fortress. Parque del Monte Castro The park around the fort isn’t so much an urban ...

Best Places to Visit and Things to do in Mallorca: Palma Cathedral, Castell de Bellver, Taste Balearic cuisine, Arab Baths, Es Baluard. Stir up controversy at Palma Cathedral Gothic on the outside, modernist on the inside, Palma’s La Seu cathedral is a mashup of architectural styles – and a real talking point. Tower above it all at Castell de Bellver ...

Best Places to visit in Segovia: Ancient Roman Aqueduct, Alcázar, Catedral de Segovia, Monasterio del Parral, Casa de los Picos. Ancient Roman Aqueduct The Roman aqueduct is the symbol of Segovia and forms a magnificent backdrop for the historic city. Alcazar With its Disneyland-like turreted towers, this castle makes a fairy-tale impression. The fortress stands majestically above the city on ...

Best Places to Visit in Lithuania: Museum of Genocide Victims, Gates of Dawn, Hill of Three Crosses, Gediminas’ Castle, Uzupis. Museum of Genocide Victims Though certainly not a happy or fun visit, the Museum of Genocide Victims (also called the KGB Museum) is an excellent museum that provides visitors with a look into Lithuania’s recent history. Gates of Dawn The ...