The British newspaper the Telegraph has made the next rating for travelers. The magazine selected 30 of the most prominent attractions and cultural events of Europe that “we need to see before you die.”
It is noteworthy that the architectural complex of the Moscow red square located on 14-m a place. The Treasury of masterpieces of world art — the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is only on the 29th.
The top ten included:
First place: Verdon gorge (France) — the most beautiful part of Provence.
Second: the Cathedral, still being built in Barcelona (Spain) on the project of Antoni gaudí, Sagrada Familia, as well as all the homes built by this great architect.
Third: the Sistine chapel (Italy) — the masterpiece of the great Michelangelo.
Fourth: the Acropolis of Athens (Greece), which influence on the entire European architecture.
Fifth: the White rocks and pure springs of Pamukkale (Turkey) — these surreal natural terrace located on the edge of the Anatolian plateau, near the ruins of the ancient city.
Sixth: Semana Santa or Holy week in Spain — the seven days preceding Easter, a time of Church holidays.
Seventh: Hagia Sophia (Turkey) — first Christian Church, then a mosque, now a Museum in Istanbul.
Eighth: the peak of the Matterhorn (Switzerland) in the Alps.
Ninth: the Chateau de Chenonceau in the Loire valley (France) — magnificent castle, which Henry II bought it for his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
Tenth: the Atlantic road in Norway – a spectacular route that passes through seven small bridges connecting the beautiful rocky Islands.
In addition, the list presents the Pantheon and the Colosseum (Rome, Italy), Blue mosque (Istanbul, Turkey), Sainte Chapelle and Eiffel tower (Paris, France), Brandenburg gate (Berlin, Germany), the Northern lights in Scandinavia or Iceland, lake Bled (Slovenia), Venice (Italy), Versailles (France) and other beautiful monuments.
Previously, the newspaper The Guardian advised its readers to visit lake Baikal and Essentuki instead of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
