Top Landmarks & Monuments in Europe

Metelkova Art Center

A former military barracks in central Ljubljana, now an autonomous arts hub of murals, galleries, music clubs and festivals.

A free lookout on Toompea Hill with sweeping views of Tallinn's medieval wall, red rooftops and harbour, reached by 157 historic steps.

Riga's 42-metre symbol of Latvian independence, unveiled in 1935 and crowned by Milda, a copper figure holding three gilded stars.

Riga's neoclassical opera house, built in 1863, home to the Latvian National Opera and Ballet and the summer Riga Opera Festival.

Riga's last surviving city gate, a 1698 stone arch on Torņa iela, set beside old wall fragments and Jacob's Barracks.

Bratislava's last surviving medieval town gate, topped by a Baroque tower and a statue of St Michael, at the entrance to Michalská street.

A flying-saucer-shaped viewpoint 95 meters above the Danube, perched on the SNP Bridge pylon with sweeping views of Bratislava and beyond.

A lively stretch of Bratislava's Danube with scenic promenades, bridges, green spaces, cafés and views of the castle and Old Town.

Sofia's famous Vitoshka: a lively promenade of shops, cafes and interwar landmarks with Vitosha Mountain rising at the far end.

A richly decorated 1913 bathhouse turned city history museum, set beside Sofia's hot mineral springs and public fountains.

Bucharest's grand 2.7 km avenue, lined with palaces, museums, historic hotels and cafes in the heart of the city.

Bucharest's 27-metre Neoclassical triumphal arch, built in 1936 to honor Romania's World War I victory, with a climbable rooftop terrace.

A fork-shaped 1891 arcade in Bucharest's Old Town, roofed in yellow glass and lined with cafés and restaurants.

A restored Old Town bank turned six-floor bookshop with a skylit atrium, curving balconies, a gallery and a top-floor bistro.

A 36-metre brick-and-stone landmark on Gardoš Hill, built in 1896 above old Zemun with wide views over the Danube and Belgrade.