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Sunrise over Alicante bay — Photo: Paul Colin Hennig firstdorsal.eu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Amalfi town and its harbor below the mountains — Photo: Ugeorge, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

The Acropolis above the houses of Plaka — Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Bari's castle and old town from above — Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Belfast Cathedral and trees in the Cathedral Quarter — Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)

The Gran Via in Bilbao — Photo: Zarateman, CC0 (source)

St Stephen's Basilica and its square in Pest — Photo: Jose A., CC BY 2.0 (source)

Rua Ferreira Borges, the tiled pedestrian shopping street in Coimbra's Baixa — Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Aerial of a Corfu beach bay — Photo: "dronepicr", CC BY 2.0 (source)

Chania lighthouse across the harbour promenade, Crete — Photo: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

The Eiserner Steg footbridge and the Frankfurt skyline — Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Lucerne lakefront panorama — Photo: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Plaza Mayor in the center of Madrid — Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

A cobbled street in the Brera district of Milan — Photo: Gianluca Cogoli, CC BY 3.0 (source)

The Stari Most lit over the Neretva at night — Photo: BáthoryPéter (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Weinstadel half-timbered house and covered bridge over the Pegnitz — Photo: CIA, Public domain (source)

The Marine Gate towers of Rhodes old town — Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0 (source)

Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere and its bell tower — Photo: Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Café tables on a cobbled lane in Salzburg's old town — Photo: Eweht, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Tallinn's Rotermann quarter, old limestone and new towers — Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee (source)

Taormina rooftops and the coast below — Photo: pjt56, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

The Noordeinde quarter in central The Hague — Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Aristotelous Square with the Electra Palace hotel in Thessaloniki — Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

The arcades of Via Po in Turin at night — Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Houses in Utrecht's old town — Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Via Mazzini, the main shopping street in Verona — Photo: Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece, CC BY 2.0 (source)

Maria-Theresien-Platz and the museums of Vienna's Innere Stadt — Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Nowy Swiat street in Warsaw at night — Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Boats moored on the River Ouse beside Lendal Bridge in York — Photo: Michael Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)

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Alicante's palm-lined Explanada de Espana — Photo: Zarateman, CC0 (source)

AlicanteMelia Alicante · Hospes Amerigo

Canal houses on the Herengracht lit at blue hour — Photo: Anne Dirkse, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

AmsterdamThe Dylan

The Acropolis above the Athens skyline from Filopappou hill — Photo: Ronny Siegel, CC BY 3.0 (source)

AthensNLH FIX

Belfast City Hall and the Titanic Memorial statue in the grounds — Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

BelfastHarrison Chambers of Distinction · Titanic Hotel Belfast

The Brandenburg Gate on Pariser Platz in Berlin — Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

BerlinHilton Berlin · The Yard Hotel

The Bilbao skyline from Etxebarria park — Photo: Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)

BilbaoHotel Ercilla de Bilbao · Mercure Bilbao Jardines de Albia

The Danube and its bridges through central Budapest — Photo: Mgimelfarb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

BudapestHotel Oktogon Haggenmacher

The bell tower of Coimbra University above the old town — Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

CoimbraQuinta das Lagrimas · Sapientia Boutique Hotel

Frankfurt's skyline at dusk across the Main river — Photo: Thomas Wolf (Der Wolf im Wald), CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

FrankfurtAvani Frankfurt City

Krakow Main Market Square and the Cloth Hall from above — Photo: Jorge Lascar, CC BY 2.0 (source)

KrakowHotel Indigo Kraków Old Town · Mercure Kraków Stare Miasto

The Metropolis dome over Gran Via in central Madrid — Photo: AudaCity3371, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

MadridCoolrooms Palacio de Atocha · Hotel 7 Islas

The Vieux Port and Marseille rooftops seen from above — Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

MarseilleInterContinental Marseille - Hotel Dieu

Mostar's old town and the Stari Most arcing over the Neretva — Photo: Ramirez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

MostarHotel-Restaurant Kriva Cuprija · Muslibegovic House

Marienplatz and the New Town Hall in Munich with the Frauenkirche towers — Photo: Guido Radig, CC BY 4.0 (source)

MunichHotel Bayerischer Hof · Platzl Hotel

Panorama over Nuremberg old town rooftops and the castle — Photo: Nürnberg_panorama.jpg: mb1302 (Manfred Braun) derivative work: Pirkheimer (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

NurembergHotel Victoria Nürnberg · Le Méridien Grand Hotel Nürnberg

The medieval walls of Rhodes meeting the Commercial Harbour — Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0 (source)

RhodesSpirits of the Knights Boutique Hotel

Salzburg's old town and fortress from above — Photo: Uoaei1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

SalzburgHotel Goldgasse

Plaza de Espana in Seville with its tiled canal and bridges — Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

SevilleH10 Corregidor Boutique Hotel

Gamla Stan and Riddarholmen seen across the water in Stockholm — Photo: OleNeitzel, CC BY 4.0 (source)

StockholmNOFO Hotel · Nobis Hotel

Tallinn's old town roofs and spires from Toompea hill — Photo: BeshevI, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

TallinnHotel Telegraaf · Metropol Hotel

Taormina and its coastline seen from the air above the Greek theatre — Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

TaorminaSan Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel · Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo

The Binnenhof across the Hofvijver pond in The Hague — Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

The HagueHotel Des Indes · Cove Centrum

Thessaloniki seafront and rooftops seen from the old town walls — Photo: Ian Kehoe, Public domain (source)

ThessalonikiThe Modernist Thessaloniki

The Turin skyline with the Mole Antonelliana and the Alps — Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

TurinNH Collection Torino Piazza Carlina

The Dom Tower over an Utrecht canal — Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

UtrechtGrand Hotel Karel V · The Nox Hotel

Rooftops of central Vienna with the Peterskirche dome — Photo: Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Vienna25hours Hotel at MuseumsQuartier · Hotel Sacher Wien

Castle Square and the Royal Castle in Warsaw — Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

WarsawHotel Bristol, A Luxury Collection Hotel · InterContinental Warszawa

York Minster rising above rooftops from the city walls — Photo: Martin Tester, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)

YorkThe Grand, York · Holiday Inn York City Centre