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181. Plaza Mayor
Madrid's arcaded 17th-century main square, finished in 1619, with 237 balconies, the painted Casa de la Panadería and a statue of Philip III.
View details — Plaza MayorLandmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.
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Madrid's arcaded 17th-century main square, finished in 1619, with 237 balconies, the painted Casa de la Panadería and a statue of Philip III.
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The great riverside square laid out after the 1755 earthquake on the site of the Ribeira Palace, framed by arcades and the Rua Augusta Arch.
View details — Praça do ComércioAttraction
The 98.6-metre bell tower of St Mark's, rebuilt after its collapse in 1902, with a lift to the belfry and wide views over Venice and the lagoon.
View details — St Mark’s CampanileAttraction
Ireland's largest church, founded in 1191, where Jonathan Swift served as dean and is buried, with free guided tours from Monday to Saturday.
View details — St Patrick’s CathedralAttraction
Zurich's oldest parish church, on a small square below the Lindenhof, known for the 8.7-metre clock faces on its 64-metre tower and its links to Zwingli's Reformation.
View details — St. Peter ChurchAttraction
Amsterdam's museum of modern and contemporary art and design, set in an 1895 building with a white 2012 extension nicknamed the Bathtub.
View details — Stedelijk Museum AmsterdamAttraction
A Premonstratensian monastery founded in 1143 above Prague Castle, famous for its Baroque Theological Hall and Classical Philosophical Hall libraries.
View details — Strahov MonasteryAttraction
Britain's national gallery of modern and contemporary art, set in a former power station on the South Bank with free collection displays.
View details — Tate ModernAttraction
Milan's opera house, opened in 1778, where Verdi and Puccini premiered major works; its museum offers views into the gilded auditorium.
View details — Teatro alla Scala and La Scala MuseumAttraction
The shallow lake at the heart of central Reykjavik, beside City Hall, visited by dozens of water bird species and ringed by footpaths, museums and old houses.
View details — TjörninAttraction
A twelve-sided Almohad watchtower built in 1220 on the Guadalquivir, now holding a small naval museum and a terrace with river views.
View details — Torre del OroAttraction
Nicola Salvi's Baroque fountain, completed in 1762, is Rome's most famous; since February 2026 non-residents pay a small fee to reach the basin.
View details — Trevi FountainAttraction
The great Franciscan Gothic church of San Polo, consecrated in 1492, home to Titian's Assumption, his Pesaro Madonna, his tomb and Canova's pyramid monument.
View details — Basilica dei FrariAttraction
Milan's oldest major church, founded by Saint Ambrose in the 4th century and rebuilt in Lombard Romanesque style, with a golden altar and his tomb.
View details — Basilica of Sant’AmbrogioAttraction
Antonis Benakis's family mansion opposite the National Garden, tracing Greek art and culture from prehistory to the 20th century in one building.
View details — Benaki Museum of Greek CultureAttraction
The domed Protestant cathedral on Museum Island, completed in 1905, with a rich interior, the Hohenzollern crypt and a walkway around the dome.
View details — Berlin CathedralAttraction
The Medici's terraced Renaissance garden behind the Palazzo Pitti, with grottoes, fountains, statues and views across the rooftops of Florence.
View details — Boboli GardensAttraction
A late 15th-century Andalusian palace mixing Mudéjar, Gothic and Renaissance styles, with one of the world's largest early azulejo collections and Roman sculpture.
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Former Carthusian monastery on the Vomero hill with a lavish baroque church, a great cloister, a famous nativity collection and sweeping views over the bay.
View details — Certosa e Museo di San MartinoAttraction
Dublin's medieval cathedral, founded after 1028 and rebuilt in stone by the Normans, with a 12th-century crypt that is the largest in Britain or Ireland.
View details — Christ Church Cathedral