Locality · Veneto, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo sits in a bowl of jagged Dolomite peaks in the Veneto region, and it's as much about scenery as skiing — the mountains here, with their pale r
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Italian Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range in northeastern Italy, part of the Alps but geologically distinct — pale limestone peaks that turn pink and orange at sunset,
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Drava River
The Drava rises in the Italian Dolomites, cuts across Austria's Carinthia region, forms much of the border between Slovenia and Croatia, then joins the Danube i
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Locality · Urban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
Maribor
Maribor is Slovenia's second city, set along the Drava River in the country's northeast wine country, and it feels distinctly calmer and less touristed than Lju
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Country Territory · Southern Europe, Europe
Albania
Albania sits along the Adriatic and Ionian coasts, wedged between Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. The beaches around Ksamil and Dhërmi rival an
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Natural Feature · Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Albanian Alps
The Albanian Alps, known locally as the Accursed Mountains, rise sharply in the country's north, forming a rugged border zone with Montenegro and Kosovo. This i
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Region · Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Albanian Riviera
The Albanian Riviera stretches along the Ionian coast south of Vlorë down to Sarandë, backed by the Ceraunian Mountains that plunge dramatically toward turquois
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Site · Fier County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Apollonia
Apollonia is an archaeological site in southwestern Albania, not far from the city of Fier, spread across a hillside overlooking the Vjosë river valley. Founded
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Natural Feature · Europe
Balkans
The Balkans stretch from Slovenia down through Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Greece, though what counts a
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Locality · Berat County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Berat
Berat is known as the "town of a thousand windows," and standing in the old quarter looking up at the hillside, you'll see why—rows of white Ottoman-era houses
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Site · Vlorë County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Butrint
Butrint is an archaeological site on a wooded peninsula in southern Albania, near the Greek border and not far from Corfu, which is visible across the water on
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Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo sits in a bowl of jagged Dolomite peaks in the Veneto region, and it's as much about scenery as skiing — the mountains here, with their pale r
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Drava River
The Drava rises in the Italian Dolomites, cuts across Austria's Carinthia region, forms much of the border between Slovenia and Croatia, then joins the Danube i
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Locality · Durrës County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Durrës
Durrës is Albania's main port city, about half an hour from Tirana, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Europe, founded by Greek colonists as
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Europe
Europe rewards travelers who like variety packed into short distances. You can eat pastries in a Parisian café, take a three-hour train to Amsterdam for canal-s
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Locality · Gjirokastër County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër is a stone city in southern Albania, tumbling down a steep hillside beneath a massive Ottoman-era castle. Its distinctive silver-gray stone roofs an
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Italian Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range in northeastern Italy, part of the Alps but geologically distinct — pale limestone peaks that turn pink and orange at sunset,
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Locality · Korçë County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Korçë
Korçë sits on a high plateau in southeastern Albania, near the Greek border, with a character distinct from the coast or Tirana—cooler, more austere, shaped by
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Locality · Durrës County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Krujë
Krujë is a small mountain town about 30 minutes from Tirana, best known as the historic seat of Skanderbeg, the 15th-century Albanian nobleman who led resistanc
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Natural Feature · Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Lake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid is one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes, shared between Albania and North Macedonia, with water so clear you can see several meters down even fro
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Locality · Urban Municipality of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is Slovenia's small, easygoing capital, built around a river and a hilltop castle that together make it feel more like an overgrown town than a nation
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Maribor
Maribor is Slovenia's second city, set along the Drava River in the country's northeast wine country, and it feels distinctly calmer and less touristed than Lju
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Country Territory · Southern Europe, Europe
Montenegro
Montenegro packs dramatic scenery into a country smaller than Connecticut. The Bay of Kotor is the centerpiece — a fjord-like inlet ringed by limestone mountain
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Country Territory · Southern Europe, Europe
North Macedonia
North Macedonia is a landlocked Balkan country that surprises most visitors who've never given it much thought. Skopje, the capital, is an odd but memorable mix
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Natural Feature · Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Osum Canyon
Osum Canyon cuts through the mountains near Çorovodë in south-central Albania, a limestone gorge with sheer walls, turquoise pools, and small waterfalls carved
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Natural Feature · Vlorë County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Qafa e Llogorasë
Llogara Pass cuts through the Ceraunian Mountains at over 1,000 meters, marking the dramatic point where the terrain suddenly drops toward the Ionian coast near
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Locality · Vlorë County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Sarandë
Sarandë is Albania's main resort town on the Ionian coast, facing Corfu across a narrow strait close enough that you can see the Greek island's lights at night.
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Locality · Shkodër County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe
Shkodër
Shkodër sits in northwestern Albania, near the shores of Lake Shkodër (the largest lake in the Balkans, shared with Montenegro) and at the foot of the Albanian
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