Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Europe

10  VISITING EUROPE

DISCOVERING EUROPE

The great cities of Europe are the key to a single trip, they are the hubs around which
discovering the countries in which they sit. national and international travel revolves,
In each, the visitor will get a real flavor of the with excellent rail, road, and air links. Each
history, culture, character, and, of course, of the following 14 itineraries offers a two-
cuisine of the nation – an ideal introduction day exploration of one of Europe’s most
for those on a short break. For visitors with beguiling cities, covering the must-visit
more time available, these cities provide a sights. From vibrant Barcelona to elegant
perfect base for exploring farther afield. For Stockholm, romantic Paris to revitalized
anyone keen to tour more of the continent in Berlin, there is something for everyone.

FINLAND
NORWAY
SWEDEN
Stockholm

North
Sea Baltic
IRELAND DENMARK Sea
Dublin
GREAT
BRITAIN
Amsterdam Berlin
London NETHERLANDS POLAND
At lantic BELGIUM GERMANY
Ocean Prague
LUX.
Paris CZECH REP.
Munich Vienna
AUSTRIA
Bay of FRANCE SWITZERLAND HUNGARY
Biscay
Venice
PORTUGAL ITALY
SPAIN
Madrid Barcelona Rome
GREECE
Athens
Mediterranean Sea

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The Great Cities of Europe
• Enjoy delightful canalside • In London, royal heritage and discovered, as well as many
walks in leafy Amsterdam. history mingle with lively architectural delights.
• Reminders of seven millennia contemporary culture. • Rome has ancient ruins, great
of history are all around Athens. • Tapas, flamenco, and great art, and a lively café culture.
• Barcelona boasts Modernista museums: Madrid has the lot. • Stockholm is a culture-packed
buildings and medieval history. • Explore Munich’s architecture city in a lovely lakeside setting.
• Modern Berlin is steeped in and art, and enjoy a stein or two. • Exquisite Venice is a city that
history, including relics of a • View the streets of Paris from seems to rise out of the water.
tumultuous 20th century. on high, atop the Eiffel Tower. • Get a bird’s-eye view of the
• Dublin provides art and • Prague is full of historic and grand boulevards of Vienna
culture, plus great Guinness. cultural treasures waiting to be from its iconic Ferris wheel.

Tourists enjoying the sights of St Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy

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