Seasonal access

Exterior view of the semicircular courtyard at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans.

Arc-et-Senans and Salins-les-Bains: following the salt route

Two saltworks linked by a former brine pipeline help you decide what to visit, how to get there and when an underground gallery can completely change your plans.

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Låningsvejen road to Mandø visible at low tide across tidal flats.

Practical guides

Denmark

Mandø, a Danish island to explore at the tide’s pace

On Mandø, in southwestern Jutland, arrival is not a formality: the tide determines the road, the timetable and the kind of visit worth planning.

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Elevated view of red church cottages clustered around Nederluleå Church in Gammelstad.

Culture

Sweden

Gammelstad and the living use of its church cottages

From Luleå, Gammelstad reveals why hundreds of small cottages surround a medieval church and how to explore a heritage site that still has private owners and everyday uses.

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Blast Furnace A in Belval beside contemporary district buildings

Culture

Luxembourg

Belval and the Minett: Following Luxembourg’s Steelmaking History

Two days to understand southern Luxembourg through a blast furnace, a mine and a historic railway, without trying to cover everything.

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Cyclists ride along Bokrijk’s water-level path through the De Wijers ponds.

Culture

Belgium

Bokrijk brings together rural architecture, ponds and a waterside cycle route

At Bokrijk, near Genk, an open-air museum, an arboretum and a cycle path at water level let you choose between a cultural day out and a slow car-free escape.

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Reef fish above coral on an underwater wall in Tubbataha.

Nature

Philippines

Planning an authorised liveaboard dive trip to Tubbataha Reefs

This remote marine park is visited from a liveaboard boat. The key decision is not just certification: you also need to accept a limited season, strict rules and several days without setting foot on land.

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Dark wooden houses beside a snow-covered street in historic Røros.

Culture

Norway

Røros on foot and by train: a mining town that is still lived in

Røros’s centre can be explored without a car, but its mining landscape requires you to decide which parts to visit, how to reach the mine and which conditions to check before setting out.

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Walking trail between limestone walls in Velika Paklenica canyon, Paklenica National Park.

Nature

Croatia

Paklenica via Velika Paklenica and Manita peć

The Velika Paklenica canyon lets you tailor your visit: a short interpretive walk, a full day in the valley or a climb planned around the Manita peć cave.

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Arcaded gallery and geometric parterres in Kroměříž Flower Garden

Culture

Czechia

A Day in Kroměříž with Its Palace and Two Historic Gardens

Kroměříž is best understood as a whole: an episcopal palace, a formal garden and a large park where water, sightlines and time shape the visit.

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Kinderdijk windmills beside a canal and dike

Practical guides

Netherlands

Kinderdijk from Rotterdam: windmills, water and route choices

A visit to Kinderdijk makes more sense when experienced as a system of dikes, canals, windmills and pumping stations, rather than as a quick photo stop.

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