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Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato is located on 2,008 m above sea level. The city of Guanajuato is a cultural capital of the Bajio region in central Mexico, and is considered as one of the most charming destinations in the nation. It’s a lovely, colonial city that looks like old Europe. Located about a five-hour drive northwest of Mexico City, this is a picturesque town of pleasant little plazas, cobblestone streets lined with stairs and houses of pastel-colored facades and balconies trimmed with iron work, and flower-filled window boxes.

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Set in a scenic espy in the center of the settlement, the atlantic’s most indulgent apartment are in a 15th-century edifice with a comely garden. The Parador de Guadalupe Hotel is justness next to the Stag Monastery of Santa Part of Guadalupe. Both the town and the monastery are UNESCO Concern Heritage sites, Guadalupe state one of the most essential centres of pilgrimage in Spain since the 14th century. The house is titled after Francisco de Zurbaran, the zealous 17th-century master who was foaled in the nearby townsfolk of Fuente de Cantos.

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Patmos is not a big island, but it is one of the best known. It is the sacred island where in a small cave, where according to the tradition the God inspired him the words of the book, St. John wrote the Book of Revelation. The cave can be visited today. This is why Patmos is sometimes called “The Jerusalem of the Aegean”.

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Located in Aachen, Germany, the church is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe and contains several holy relics. Built by Charlemagne in 805 AD, its unique design was highly influential on German church architecture and it was a site of imperial coronations and pilgrimage for many centuries. The Aachen Cathedral was declared in 1978 as the first German cultural monument in the world heritage list of the UNESCO.

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Wurzburg is 275km north-west of Munich, in Bavaria and is considered by Goethe to be one of the most beautiful towns in Germany. Its most remarkable monument is the Residenz, one of the largest and most beautiful baroque palaces in the country. This magnificent Baroque palace was created under the patronage of the prince-bishops Lothar Franz and Friedrich Carl von Schonborn in the 18th century. It took sixty years to complete; the palace was built from 1720 to 1744 and the interior finished in 1780.

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Dedicated to Saint Stephen, Bourges Cathedral is a magnificent early Gothic cathedral located near the Loire Valley, France. It was built in record time - between the late 12th and late 13th centuries by architect Paul-Louis Boeswillwald and the master builder Philippe Berruyer. Bourges Cathedral was added to UNESCO world heritage site list in 1992.

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Situated on the banks of the river Rhine, the city of Strasbourg is known for its historical and cultural sights. It is the seventh largest city in France and nearly three million people come to visit the city every year. Strasbourg is the seat of several European institutions, such as the Council of Europe and the Eurocorps, as well as the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman of the European Union.

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The Burgos Cathedral is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Burgos, northern Spain. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it is notable for its vast size and unique Gothic architecture. On October 31, 1984, Burgos Cathedral was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and Frommer’s Spain calls it one of Spain’s best cathedrals.

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Merida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, western central Spain. It was the largest Roman city in Iberia which is manifested today in the finest ruins remaining in the country. The city offers to its visitors many wonderful Roman ruins which are within easy walking distance of the beautiful Plaza de España in the centre of town. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Caceres is located in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. With a land area of 1,750 km², this is the largest in geographical extension and one of the most beautiful in the country. The origins of Caceres can be traced back over 25,000 years to the times of cavemen from the Palaeolithic age. The traveler will discover the mixture of styles in its architecture which is a blend of Roman, Islamic, Celts, Visigoths, Northern Gothic, Italian Renaissance styles and Arabs.

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