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Ostsüdostansicht des Ortszentrums der österreichischen Gemeinde Heiligenblut am Großglockner in Kärnten mit dem Großglockner im Hintergrund.

Administrative Area · Austria, Central Europe, Europe

Carinthia

Carinthia is Austria's southernmost province, tucked against the Slovenian and Italian borders, and it feels distinctly Mediterranean-influenced compared to the

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Aerial view of the old town island of Venice and its surrounding lagoons. Canal Grande in the center of the photo. Taken from a balloon.

Locality · Veneto, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe

Venice

Venice is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon, laced together by canals instead of streets, and it remains one of the strangest and most beautiful

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Southeastern view of «Villach Castle» with chapel on Burgplatz #1, statutary city Villach , Carinthia , Austria , EU

Locality · Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe

Villach

Villach sits in southern Austria's Carinthia region, near the borders of Italy and Slovenia, giving it a distinctly different feel from the more austere cities

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Veneto, Italy

Administrative Area · Italy, Southern Europe, Europe

Veneto

Veneto is the region in northeastern Italy that stretches from the Adriatic lagoon of Venice up through the Dolomites, and it holds far more than its famous cap

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A view of Albania

Country Territory · Southern Europe, Europe

Albania

Albania sits along the Adriatic and Ionian coasts, wedged between Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. The beaches around Ksamil and Dhërmi rival an

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Natural Feature · Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Albanian Alps

The Albanian Alps, known locally as the Accursed Mountains, rise sharply in the country's north, forming a rugged border zone with Montenegro and Kosovo. This i

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Beach near Uji i Ftohtë, Vlorë, Albania

Region · Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Albanian Riviera

The Albanian Riviera stretches along the Ionian coast south of Vlorë down to Sarandë, backed by the Ceraunian Mountains that plunge dramatically toward turquois

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Mont Blanc seen from Les Arcs 1950

Region · Europe

Alps

The Alps stretch across eight countries—France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, and Monaco—forming Europe's great mountain spine.

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Site · Fier County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Apollonia

Apollonia is an archaeological site in southwestern Albania, not far from the city of Fier, spread across a hillside overlooking the Vjosë river valley. Founded

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Gate of castle Hohenwerfen , Werfen , near Salzburg , Austria. The medieval rock castle , situated on a 623 metres (2,044 ft) precipice overlooking the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley. The fortress is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress , both built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th c

Country Territory · Central Europe, Western Europe

Austria

Austria is compact, orderly, and scenically dramatic, anchored by Vienna's imperial grandeur and the Alps that dominate the country's western half. Vienna itsel

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Karte Gebiet Südosteuropa

Natural Feature · Europe

Balkans

The Balkans stretch from Slovenia down through Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Greece, though what counts a

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The city of Berat in Albania

Locality · Berat County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Berat

Berat is known as the "town of a thousand windows," and standing in the old quarter looking up at the hillside, you'll see why—rows of white Ottoman-era houses

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Panoramic view of the course of the Trebišnjica river near Gornji Orahovac , in southeast Bosnia and Herzegovina .

Country Territory · Southern Europe, Europe

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies mountainous terrain in the western Balkans, and its landscape and history are deeply intertwined—rivers cut through deep gorges,

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The Town Hall in Gabrovo , Bulgaria.

Country Territory · Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Bulgaria sits in the southeastern corner of Europe, bordering Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, and Turkey, with a Black Sea coastline that draws summer

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Lapidar on the road to Butrint, South Albania

Site · Vlorë County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Butrint

Butrint is an archaeological site on a wooded peninsula in southern Albania, near the Greek border and not far from Corfu, which is visible across the water on

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Ostsüdostansicht des Ortszentrums der österreichischen Gemeinde Heiligenblut am Großglockner in Kärnten mit dem Großglockner im Hintergrund.

Administrative Area · Austria, Central Europe, Europe

Carinthia

Carinthia is Austria's southernmost province, tucked against the Slovenian and Italian borders, and it feels distinctly Mediterranean-influenced compared to the

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Europe from the International Space Station, Expedition 57.

Region · Europe

Central Europe

Central Europe generally refers to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary — a region shaped by overlapping empires (Ha

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Antelao as seen from the northwest from Vervei, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy in 2025 October.

Locality · Veneto, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo sits in a bowl of jagged Dolomite peaks in the Veneto region, and it's as much about scenery as skiing — the mountains here, with their pale r

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Croatia, Pula, town hall, facade

Country Territory · Southern Europe, Europe

Croatia

Croatia stretches along the Adriatic in a long crescent, and most visitors come for the coast: over a thousand islands, limestone cliffs dropping into turquoise

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The Splavarska Footbridge (foreground) and Old Bridge (background) over the river Drava in Maribor. A flock of swans is swimming in the water.

Natural Feature

Drava River

The Drava rises in the Italian Dolomites, cuts across Austria's Carinthia region, forms much of the border between Slovenia and Croatia, then joins the Danube i

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Port cranes and waterfront buildings in Durrës beside the Adriatic Sea

Locality · Durrës County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Durrës

Durrës is Albania's main port city, about half an hour from Tirana, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Europe, founded by Greek colonists as

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The Euro Flag

Region

Europe

Europe rewards travelers who like variety packed into short distances. You can eat pastries in a Parisian café, take a three-hour train to Amsterdam for canal-s

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The road from Kardhiq to Sarande, Albania, near Kardhiq. The road is visibly quite new in many stretches. Here is the view to the south0west, in the direction of Sarande.

Locality · Gjirokastër County, Albania, Southern Europe, Europe

Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër is a stone city in southern Albania, tumbling down a steep hillside beneath a massive Ottoman-era castle. Its distinctive silver-gray stone roofs an

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The Erechtheum, western side, Acropolis, Athens, Greece.

Country Territory · Southern Europe

Greece

Greece rewards travelers who go beyond Santorini and Mykonos, though those islands earn their fame — Santorini's caldera sunsets and Mykonos's whitewashed lanes

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Pyracantha bush with Lake Balaton background, Hungary

Country Territory · Central Europe, Europe

Hungary

Hungary sits landlocked in Central Europe, its identity shaped by the Danube, which splits Budapest into hilly Buda and flat, grid-like Pest. The capital's Parl

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Innsbruck

Locality · Tyrol, Austria, Central Europe, Europe

Innsbruck

Innsbruck sits in a narrow Alpine valley along the Inn River, with mountains rising almost straight up from the edge of town on both sides—the Nordkette range i

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Pordoi Pass . Sella group ( Q1552144 )

Region

Italian Dolomites

The Dolomites are a mountain range in northeastern Italy, part of the Alps but geologically distinct — pale limestone peaks that turn pink and orange at sunset,

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View from the Radsberg at Klagenfurt, capital of Carinthia, Austria

Locality · Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Klagenfurt sits at the eastern end of the Wörthersee, a long turquoise lake ringed by mountains, in Austria's southernmost state near the Slovenian and Italian

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