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A trip to Europe encompasses history, culture, diverse countries, and landscapes that include mountains, rivers, lakes, and more.

In a short distance via train, plane, or road trip, a traveler can experience a variety of languages, cuisines, cultures, and scenery.

Many journey to Europe to find the homes of their ancestors, others for the museums, ancient sites, natural beauty, and new personal experiences.

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Chef Gerlad Passedat carrying a basket of fish at the port in Marseille

Europe’s Best Hotel: Lake Como Luxury at Il Sereno

Lake Como, Italy

Famous public square in Paris

Coastline of Symi Island, Greece

Skyline and rooftops of Lisbon, Portugal

A train traveling through a mountainous landscape with a village and a church on a hillside

Colorful houses of Tobermory, Scotland

Lake Sørvágsvatn in Faroe Islands

Dingle, Ireland

Kravica Waterfalls

A big wave at a beach in Hossegor, France

Beautiful calcium carbonate limestone landscape of Travertine pools terraces in Pamukkale, Denizili, Turkey

Sandbanks beach with the dunes and Bournemouth in the distance

Panoramic view of Ghajn Tuffieha Bay (Mellieha) at sunset light, Malta

Large crowd of people walking in front of London’s National Gallery

Aerial view if Valencia, Spain

People doing water activities on a river in Portugal

Traditional winter side street in Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Port, Church and colorful houses located in Ascona city near Locarno in the Ticino canton of Switzerland

Last sun on the mountain range of the Langkofel group with view towards Seiser alm. Captured in Autumn.

Overview of the city of Malaga, Spain

Geneva, Switzerland Skyline Towards Lake Geneva

Older friends in Tuscany

Promenade with old houses and moored boats in Tivat, Montenegro

Elafonissi Beach in Greece

Route 1 or Ring Road (Hringvegur) of Iceland

People walking around a plaza in Granada, Spain

Vik, Iceland during the summer

Lounge chairs by sea in Lefkada, Greece

People in Amsterdam walking along a street

Burriana beach in Castellon of Spain

Pedestrian area near Piazza (square) del Duomo in Florence, Italy

On the beach in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Perast, Montenegro

Classic view of Hallstatt with ship at sunrise, Salzkammergut, Austria

statues on a bridge on a foggy day

Interior of a Deluxe guest room with a terrace at Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam

Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world on a sunny day

The Dordogne River at Limeuil, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Rabbit Island Lampedusa “Spiaggia dei Conigli” with turquoise water and white sand at paradise beach.

The rock the city of Principaute of Monaco

Landscape of Netherlands with tulips and windmills.

Aerial of Alesund, Norway in winter

Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland

Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Bärgbeizli Hammetschwand exterior

Aerial view of Split, Croatia

Kirkjufell in Iceland

woman standing in center on bridge looking out with a dragon on the bridge end

Arosa Lenzerheide ski resort in Switzerland

Exterior garden and statue

Narrow cobblestone alley with colorful houses in Copenhagen, Denmark

View of the city of Malines (Mechelen) from height of bird’s flight, Belgium

Catholic church in Warsaw old town on a sunny morning, Poland

Innsbruck, Austria Christmas markets

Hotel de Ville and Pont d’Arcole in Paris

Lugano Lake Promenade

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

A tram in Lisbon old town, Portugal

Seixal, Madeira, Portugal

Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland

Blue and white beach umbrellas in Nice, France

Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels

The Palazzo Pubblico (Public Palace, Town Hall) and the Statua della Libertà (Statue of Liberty) by Stefano Galletti (1876) at twilight

Northern Lights over Lewis and Harris in Scotland