Trip theme

Culture and history

Cities built for the museum-and-monuments traveler: landmark architecture, deep history and world-class collections.

The AARhus highrise on Aarhus harbour — Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Aarhus10 verdicts

Colorful houses of Positano stacked on the cliff above the sea — Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Amalfi Coast10 verdicts

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

Amsterdam11 verdicts

The guildhalls on Antwerp's Grote Markt — Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Antwerp10 verdicts

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

Athens8 verdicts

Barcelona seen from a hillside, with the sea beyond — Photo: SGDWN, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Barcelona12 verdicts

Palms on the edge of Bari Vecchia — Photo: Horcrux92, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Bari10 verdicts

The Royal Crescent curving above its lawn in Bath — Photo: Beata Cosgrove Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Bath10 verdicts

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

Belfast10 verdicts

Aerial view over the Bryggen wharf and Vagen harbour in Bergen — Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Bergen10 verdicts

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

Berlin10 verdicts

Bern's old town seen from the Rosengarten — Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Bern10 verdicts

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

Bilbao10 verdicts

The Rozenhoedkaai canal and Belfry in Bruges — Photo: Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Bruges10 verdicts

Grand Place guildhalls in Brussels — Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Brussels10 verdicts

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

Budapest8 verdicts

King's College seen across the River Cam — Photo: Ffffafsd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Cambridge10 verdicts

Balloons drifting over fairy chimneys, Cappadocia — Photo: Dogaaunlu, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Cappadocia10 verdicts

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

Coimbra10 verdicts

Nyhavn's colorful townhouse facades along the Copenhagen canal — Photo: Hanlu Cao, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Copenhagen10 verdicts

Corfu bay and headland view — Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Corfu10 verdicts

A white coastal village beneath the mountains, Crete — Photo: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Crete9 verdicts

The Ha'penny Bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin — Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)

Dublin10 verdicts

Dubrovnik old town and city walls seen from above the Adriatic — Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Dubrovnik10 verdicts

Edinburgh Castle on its rock above the old town rooftops — Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Edinburgh8 verdicts

Houses along the Arno in Florence — Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Florence12 verdicts

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

Frankfurt10 verdicts

Galway's Latin Quarter — Photo: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 (source)

Galway10 verdicts

The Alhambra palace walls above Granada — Photo: Robert Bovington, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Granada10 verdicts

The Rathaus and rooftops of Graz — Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0 at (source)

Graz10 verdicts

The Blue Mosque courtyard at dusk, Sultanahmet, Istanbul — Photo: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Istanbul9 verdicts

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

Krakow10 verdicts

The Flemish gables and Goddess column of Lille's Grand Place — Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Lille10 verdicts

Lisbon's Alfama rooftops and monastery domes from the castle hill — Photo: Dudva, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Lisbon8 verdicts

Ljubljana's riverside old town and the Franciscan church — Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Ljubljana10 verdicts

The City of London skyline across the Thames — Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)

London12 verdicts

The Kapellbrucke and water tower across the Reuss in Lucerne — Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Lucerne10 verdicts

The Grund quarter and Alzette river below Luxembourg City's Chemin de la Corniche — Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Luxembourg City10 verdicts

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

Madrid8 verdicts

Milan Cathedral and Piazza del Duomo — Photo: Tanweer Morshed, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Milan11 verdicts

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

Mostar10 verdicts

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

Munich9 verdicts

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)

Nuremberg10 verdicts

Palermo seen from the cathedral roof — Photo: Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Palermo9 verdicts

Paris and the Seine seen from high above — Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Paris12 verdicts

Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower on Piazza dei Miracoli — Photo: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Pisa10 verdicts

The Porto Ribeira riverfront and Dom Luis I bridge from above — Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Porto9 verdicts

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

Rhodes10 verdicts

Rome's rooftops at night with the dome of St. Peter's lit up — Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Rome30 verdicts

The arcaded Plaza Mayor of Salamanca — Photo: Anual, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Salamanca10 verdicts

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

Salzburg8 verdicts

Pilgrims in the Praza do Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela — Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Santiago de Compostela10 verdicts

The Roman aqueduct of Segovia crossing the Plaza del Azoguejo — Photo: Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Segovia10 verdicts

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

Seville10 verdicts

Aerial view over Siena's rooftops towards Piazza del Campo — Photo: AlexLore29, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Siena10 verdicts

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

Stockholm10 verdicts

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

Tallinn10 verdicts

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

Taormina10 verdicts

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

The Hague10 verdicts

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

Thessaloniki10 verdicts

The skyline of Toledo across the Tagus from the Mirador del Valle — Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 (source)

Toledo10 verdicts

The Capitole square and its grand facade in central Toulouse — Photo: Frédéric Neupont, CC BY 4.0 (source)

Toulouse10 verdicts

Piazza Unita d'Italia in Trieste — Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Trieste10 verdicts

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

Turin10 verdicts

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

Utrecht10 verdicts

The Grand Canal at sunset with Santa Maria della Salute — Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Venice12 verdicts

Verona and the Adige seen through cypresses from Castel San Pietro — Photo: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Verona10 verdicts

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

Vienna9 verdicts

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

Warsaw10 verdicts

Aerial view over Wroclaw Market Square, Town Hall and cathedral — Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)

Wroclaw10 verdicts

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

York10 verdicts

The round church of St Donatus on Zadar's Roman forum — Photo: Adam Jones Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Zadar10 verdicts

The Basilica del Pilar in Zaragoza — Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Zaragoza10 verdicts

Zurich old town along the Limmat river with the Grossmünster towers — Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

Zurich10 verdicts

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