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Porto, Portugal
Igreja dos Clérigos
The Italian architect who designed Porto's iconic Baroque tower joined the priests' brotherhood and may be buried in his own church.
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Dominik Gehl
dominik
Adventurer since July 2021
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Marseille, France
Château Borély
A merchant hired Europe's most celebrated architect, then rejected his design as too fancy for a summer house.
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Marseille, France
Notre-Dame de la Garde
A Protestant designed Marseille's holiest site, and the drawbridge from its medieval fort still rises nightly.
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Lisbon, Portugal
Teatro São Luiz
This Lisbon theater premiered Portugal's first sound film in 1931 after surviving a fire, three name changes, and a futurist scandal.
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Evian-les-Bains, France
Buvette Cachat
A Belle Époque pump room where drinking mineral water became equal parts medicine, theater and high society.
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Porto, Portugal
Teatro Nacional São João
Porto's 1798 opera house burned down, was rebuilt for Verdi, then spent decades as a cinema before returning to the stage.
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Marseille, France
Pavillon de la Girafe
A diplomatic giraffe walked 550 miles across France in 1827, sparking 'giraffomania' that drew 600,000 visitors.
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Echternach, Luxembourg
Abbey of Echternach
Each Whit Tuesday, Echternach revives its centuries-old dancing procession: a handkerchief-linked, brass-band swirl of faith and footwork that even Saint Willibrord would jump back in line for.
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Château-d'Œx, Switzerland
Festival International de Ballons
Every year for over 40 years, the famously cold Swiss Alps are warmed by community, colors, and hot air (the good kind)...
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London, United Kingdom
Two Temple Place
The wealthiest man in the world's ode to literature.
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La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Salle de Musique
This theatre is a perfect reflection of the precise nature of it's watch-making patrons.
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Lausanne, Switzerland
Capitole Cinematheque Switzerland
A modern theater that once was packed full of moviegoers hoping to"phone home."
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Evian-les-Bains, France
Palais Lumière
A fitting name for two brothers who illuminated the world on the wonders of cinema.
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Gdansk, Poland
The Long Market
One of Europe's grandest squares is actually a strip. Unlike Vegas, coins are not welcome here.
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Stampa-Coltura, Switzerland
Palazzo Castelmur
Gone for centuries, a family returned back to its ancestral home.
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Poznań, Poland
Collegium Maius
Now a school of medicine, this university can trace its roots back to a king.
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Le Locle, Switzerland
Château des Monts
Passed down through generations of watchmakers, this Chateau now houses a clock museum.
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