Explore Europe Attractions

Discover iconic landmarks, historic sites, and incredible attractions across Europe.

Monument to the Discoveries

Shaped like the prow of a caravel, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos honors Portugal's Age of Discovery from the Belém riverfront.

Rossio Square (Praça do Rossio)

Lisbon's lively central square since the Middle Ages, Rossio is known for its wave-pattern pavement, twin fountains, and Pedro IV column.

National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo)

Housed in a 16th-century convent, Lisbon's National Tile Museum traces the history of Portuguese azulejo tilework from the 1400s to today.

Carmo Convent

Left roofless since the 1755 earthquake, the Gothic ruins of Carmo Convent now house an archaeological museum above Lisbon's Chiado district.

Rua Augusta Arch

A triumphal arch on Praça do Comércio with a rooftop terrace offering 360-degree views across Baixa, the Tagus and Lisbon's hills.

Oceanário de Lisboa (Lisbon Oceanarium)

Lisbon's landmark aquarium in Parque das Nações, built around a vast central ocean tank ringed by four recreated world habitats.

Alfama District

Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood, a maze of steep lanes below São Jorge Castle, home to fado, tiled facades and the city's finest viewpoints.

Miradouro da Senhora do Monte

The highest viewpoint in central Lisbon, a hilltop terrace above Graça with sweeping views and a small chapel steeped in local legend.

St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco)

Venice's grand main square, ringed by the Basilica, the Doge's Palace and centuries-old arcades, and the ceremonial heart of the city.

St. Mark’s Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)

Venice's Byzantine-style cathedral on Piazza San Marco, famed for its gilded mosaics, the Pala d'Oro altarpiece and its nickname, the Church of Gold.

Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

The Gothic seat of Venetian government for seven centuries, with grand council chambers, masterworks by Tintoretto and the Bridge of Sighs.

Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto)

The oldest and most famous bridge over the Grand Canal, a single stone arch lined with shops linking the San Marco and San Polo districts.

Grand Canal (Canal Grande)

Venice's main waterway, a reverse-S canal lined with centuries of palaces, crossed by four bridges and travelled daily by gondolas and vaporetti.

Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri)

An enclosed limestone bridge linking the Doge's Palace to Venice's old prisons, famous for the legend behind its name and its romantic reputation.

Rialto Market

Venice's oldest working market, a cluster of produce and fish stalls beside the Grand Canal that has supplied the city for nearly a thousand years.

Santa Maria della Salute

A Baroque church at the mouth of the Grand Canal, built as a votive offering after a devastating plague and crowned by one of Venice's defining domes.

Teatro La Fenice

Venice's celebrated opera house, rebuilt from the ashes three times, and the stage for premieres by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi.

Murano Island

A lagoon island near Venice famed for handblown glass, canal-side workshops, and a craft tradition stretching back more than 700 years.

Burano Island

A small fishing island near Venice known for brightly painted houses, centuries-old lace-making, and a leaning bell tower.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

A Grand Canal palazzo showing Peggy Guggenheim's personal collection of Cubist, Surrealist, and Abstract Expressionist art.

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