Half-timbered Alsace at its prettiest, the Isenheim Altarpiece and the Alsace wine route on the doorstep.
The Grote Markt, the Frans Hals Museum and the tulip fields of the Bollenstreek beginning at the city edge.
The golden sandstone Plaza Mayor and Spain's oldest university, where students hunt for the carved frog.
Rebuilt in Art Nouveau after the 1904 fire, spread over islands at the mouth of the Geirangerfjord.
The Olympic Museum on a hillside above Lake Geneva, with the Lavaux vineyard terraces next door.
One of the smallest capitals in the world, with grass roofs on the parliament peninsula of Tinganes.
The Granite City sparkles after rain; the gateway to Royal Deeside and the whisky trail.
Icebergs the size of cathedrals from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier drift past the harbour.
Where European surfing began in 1957 — Napoleon III's beach resort on the Basque coast.
The whale-watching capital of Iceland, with humpbacks and blue whales in Skjalfandi Bay.
La Concha bay, pintxos bars in the old town and more Michelin stars per head than anywhere else.
The birthplace of winter tourism in 1864, two Winter Olympics and the Cresta Run.
The cathedral where French kings were crowned and the champagne houses tunnelled into the chalk beneath it.
The 'Venice of the Alps': canals through a medieval old town and the cleanest lake in Europe.
The cycling capital of a cycling country, with the Martini tower and the youngest population in the Netherlands.
Norway's summer city on the south coast, with the zoo and Fiskebrygga fish quay.
The V&A Dundee on the Tay and the RRS Discovery, Scott's Antarctic ship, in a reinvented waterfront.
Seven bridges over the Tyne, the Georgian curve of Grey Street and the friendliest nightlife in the north.
The Town Musicians, the UNESCO-listed Roland statue and town hall, and the Schnoor lane of medieval cottages.
Edward I's ring of eight towers and the most complete medieval walls in Britain, on the Snowdonia coast.
Denmark's oldest town, a Viking market from about 700 with crooked timber houses and storks on the roofs.
A 12th-century stone bridge over the Danube and the largest intact medieval city in Germany.
The Lindwurm dragon fountain and the warm waters of Lake Worthersee, the summer capital of Carinthia.
Bach's church, the peaceful revolution of 1989 and the artists' halls of the old Spinnerei cotton mill.
Altbier in the 'longest bar in the world', Gehry's dancing towers at the harbour and the Konigsallee.
Ireland's oldest city, founded by Vikings in 914 and still cutting the crystal that carries its name.
Banksy's home town: a harbour city of street art, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain in dry dock.
Ireland's medieval capital: a Norman castle, St Canice's round tower and the Smithwick's brewery.
The capital of the Highlands, ten minutes from Loch Ness and the Culloden battlefield.
The capital of the Dukes of Burgundy: mustard, the Owl trail through the old town and the Cote d'Or vineyards south.
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