79 European Vacation Experiences You'd Be Crazy to Miss
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Every European guidebook has a list of tourist attractions that can't be missed. You probably know the sort of locations that make the cut year after year: the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Big Ben in London, and the Colosseum in Rome.
Well, those spots are on every list for a reason. They're fantastic, and the experience is well worth bearing long lines and crowded conditions. Traveling anywhere in Europe is a privilege and delight, to be sure — just make sure your itinerary includes many of the continent's most talked-about travel spots, including these 79 destinations.
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Stop to Take In Paris's Eiffel Tower
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Imagine the Past at Rome's Colosseum
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Soak Up the Views Outside Florence's Duomo
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Connect to History at the Parthenon in Athens, Greece
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See London's Big Ben
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Reflect in Front of Milan's Duomo
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Look Up Inside Rome's Pantheon
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Trek Out to France's Mont Saint-Michel
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Drop In on the Shops Inside Florence's Ponte Vecchio
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Tour the Port Caves of Porto, Portugal
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Take In Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London
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Visit Austria's Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
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Walk Across Prague's Charles Bridge
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Admire the View at Dublin's St. Stephen's Green
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Drop by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
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Take in Paris's Arc de Triomphe
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Ride on the River Cam in Cambridge, England
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Drop by the Chartres Cathedral in France
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Have a Drink Along Dublin's Temple Bar
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Drop by the British Museum
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See What's Left of the Berlin Wall
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Stroll in Paris's Tuileries Gardens
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Tour Stockholm's Vasa Museum
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Ride the London Eye
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Visit the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Walk Up the Bell Tower of Seville, Spain's Cathedral
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Take a Tour of the Roman Forum
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Let Loose at Munich's Oktoberfest
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Take in La Croisette in Cannes
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Visit London's Tate Modern
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See Sweden's Drottningholm Palace
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Queue Up to Admire Dublin's Book of Kells
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Get Lost in Provence, France
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Check Out Prague's Dancing House
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Admire England's Stonehenge
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Lay Eyes on Pena National Palace in Sintra, Portugal
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Steer Clear of Pigeons at Venice's St. Mark's Square
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See the Opera in Vienna, Austria
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Admire the Architecture of Stockholm's Gamla Stan
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Visit the Vatican in Rome
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Admire Madrid's Royal Palace
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Walk Inside Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
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Ride a Gondola Along Venice's Canals
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Soak Up the Sun in Santorini, Greece
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Live Like a King at the Palace of Versailles in France
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Admire the Style of Prague Castle
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Visit the Louvre Museum in Paris
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Tour the Tower of London
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Pay Your Respects at Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery
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Window Shop Along Paris's Champs-Élysées
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Check Out Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
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Take In the Art in the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain
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Feel Regal at Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle
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Check Out Barcelona's Parc Guell
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Ride a Bike Along Amsterdam's Canals
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See the Architecture of Paris's Notre Dame
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See the Baths of Bath, England
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Swing by London's Buckingham Palace
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Take In Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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Admire Art at Florence's Uffizi Gallery
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Reflect Inside Amsterdam's Anne Frank House
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Stroll Along Barcelona's Las Ramblas
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Ponder the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
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Throw a Coin in Rome's Trevi Fountain
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Take in the Views of Italy's Cinque Terre
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Connect With History at Greece's Delphi Theater
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Sample a Local Brew at Dublin's Guinness Storehouse
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Have a Civilized Stroll Along Esplanadi in Helsinki, Finland
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Unwind at Berlin's Tiergarten
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See Italy's Ancient City of Pompeii
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Try Your Luck at Monte Carlo's Casino
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Walk Across the Canals in Bruges, Belgium
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Trek to the Top of Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace
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Drive Around Ireland's Ring of Kerry
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Take a Deep Breath at Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens
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Unwind in Mykonos, Greece
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Check In on Berlin's Reichstag
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Walk Through Munich's English Garden
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