Place de la Bourse Place Royale
11:11 30/12/2015
“Place de la Bourse” definitely makes a royal splash. Reflections are everywhere in the watery film that covers the square. Its centred by the bubblegum-pink fountain of the Three Graces, a...

Grand Theatre - Opera National de Bordeaux
11:07 30/12/2015
Bordelais call this the “Grand Théâtre”. The regal and refined have flooded here for operas, orchestras and divine comedies since the quirky ballet “La Fille Mal Gardée” premiered in...
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Saint-André Cathedral
11:04 30/12/2015
The story of Bordeaux’s cathedral started almost a millennium ago. It was barely fifty years old when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Louis VII here in 1137. The cathedral has become a pastiche of...

Checkpoint Charlie
10:47 30/12/2015
If there’s one point you need to check, it’s this. Checkpoint Charlie is the most famous of the former Cold War border crossings between capitalist West Berlin and communist East Berlin. In the...
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Atomium Boules
10:37 30/12/2015
Unmistakable symbol of Brussels and Belgium and unique feat in the history of architecture: the Atomium is today the most popular attraction in the Capital of Europe.Built for the 1958 World...
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Barceloneta Beach
10:35 30/12/2015
While the rest of Europe is shivering, you’ll be sunbathing well into November. Laid back and friendly, spend a lazy day sipping cocktails at the beachfront bars, or slip on a sunhat and soak up...
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Sagrada Familia
10:29 30/12/2015
Don’t throw stones anywhere near the enormous stained glass windows of Sagrada Família. Gothic and Art-Nouveau influences collide in this spectacular monument to Christendom, where saints and...
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La Rambla
10:25 30/12/2015
The atmosphere around La Rambla (literally, ‘The Street’) is that of a never-ending carnival. Pick up some roasted sunflower seeds from a street vendor, shop around Plaça de Catalunya, or just...

Panathenaic Stadium
10:18 30/12/2015
Rebuilt to house the 1896 Olympics, this stadium saw the dawn of modern-day athletics. The Panathenaic Games were held here from 566 BC onwards, with pentathlon, wrestling, and even chariot racing...
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Acropolis of Athens
10:13 30/12/2015
The cradle of western civilisation. Built on a rocky crag, this complex of ancient buildings is where great ideas about law, art, philosophy and literature were birthed. Today, it remains an icon...
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