The continent of Europe is made up of 50 different countries and covers an area of almost 4 million square miles. It is a highly diverse place with many different cuisines, cultures and languages. The European Union alone has 28 different member states and there are 23 official languages spoken in it.
Few places pack the punch of Europe. From its Northern Lights to its Southern shores, this drama queen keeps on thrilling, surprising and confusing with her extraordinary wealth of sights, sounds, peoples and parties. The continent has a heritage to match! As well as the birthplace of democracy in Athens, the Forum of Rome, the renaissance buildings and art of Florence, the graceful canals of Venice and the Napoleonic grandeur of Paris, the Moorish palaces of Andalucía, the remains of one of the Seven Wonders of the World in Turkey, the majesty of a second Venice in St Petersburg and the haunting buildings of Auschwitz in Poland.
But Europe is far more than just ancient history and its extraordinary past. The continent is a leader in fashion, art, music, architecture and design; just see the street styles and music scenes of London and Berlin, the ground-breaking design in Antwerp, Copenhagen and Stockholm or the amazing displays of contemporary art in many part of Europe.
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Visions Of Europe
Viking Museum. Norway
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Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
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View from Akershus Castle, Norway
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Palace of Versailles, France
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Chateau de Chenonceau, France
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Longyearbyen. Svalbard
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FRAM Maritime Museum. Norway
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Bodiam Castle, England
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Glamis Castle, Scotland
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Lovely canal scene, The Netherlands
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Boat Traffic, Amsterdam
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Catholic church, Dublin, Ireland
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Constitution Monument, Cadiz, Spain
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Beaumaris Castle, Wales
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Florence on the River Arno, Italy
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Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
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Covered Bridge, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Beautiful Lucerne, Switzerland
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Gondolas on the Main Canal, Venice, Italy
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Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
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Yacht Club de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Halfpenny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
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Canals of Brugge, Brugge, Belgium
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Powerscourt Garden, Wicklow, Ireland
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Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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City of Lisbon, Portugal
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Daniel O'Connell's Monument, Dublin, Ireland
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Town Square, Brugge, Belgium
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Schwerin Castle, Schwerin, Germany
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Belem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal
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Canals of Brugge, Brugge, Belgium
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Monument to the Explorers, Lisbon, Portugal
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Frederiskborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Streets of Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany
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Catherine the Great Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Private yachts at Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Little Mermaid, Copenhagen, Denmark
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City of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Castle on the River Rhine, Germany
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Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, Prague, Czech Republic
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View from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
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Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Frederiksborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark
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La Seo Cathedral, Mallorca, Spain
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The mountains of Montserrat, Spain
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Montserrat Monastery, Catalonia, Spain
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Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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Casino at Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Royal Palace, Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Kronborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Helsinki Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland
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St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Vasa Ship Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
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City Walls, Tallinn, Estonia
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The Principality of Monaco
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Chillon Castle, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
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The WWI cruiser Aurora, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Lion Monument, Lucerne, Switzerland
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The Rock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
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Coronation Church, Stockholm, Sweden
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Street car of Helsinki, Finland
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Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Royal Armory, Stockholm, Sweden
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Blarney Castle, Cork, Ireland
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Sleeping Angel, Hermitage Museum, Russia
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La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
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Porcelain vases at the Hermitage Museum, Russia
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Church of our Savior, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
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Powerscourt Garden, Wicklow, Ireland
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Castle in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
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