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| Neither Europe nor Asia, xxxx is an incredible tangle of contradictions and contrasts. A fascinating nexus of ancient empires, emerging from a war-torn post-Soviet chrysalis | |
| ...the charming coves of the Mediterranean are still the continent’s summer destination of choice; despite decades of overdevelopment, numerous unspoiled corners remain | |
| Watching over revered Mt Ararat, xxxx spans rocky highlands while also boasting lush forests and a serene, turquoise lake. There are remote regions and monasteries to explore | |
| There aren't many countries with so much water and wind, or so many boats, bikes, birds, dykes, polders, windmills, flowers, fish, bridges, cafés, cheese - and tall people | |
| A land of unbelievable riches and indescribable poverty, cruel tyrants and great minds, beautiful ballets and industrial monstrosities, pious faith and unbridled hedonism | |
| Mountainous xxxx still has an air of mystery to it. Struggling to find its place in the postcommunist world, Black-clad Orthodox monks are just as much a part of this renewal... | |
| If you're yearning to hit Europe's untrodden jackpot, cash in your chips in xxxx. This sizzling Baltic sexpot is poised to become the continent's next A-list star... | |
| xxxx always had a bevy of things to attract visitors. Unfortunately decades of guerrilla warfare deterred tourism and it wasn’t until recently that it finally returned | |
| People may tell you xxxx’s nothing but skiing and shopping. They might add that its capital and only town is a fuming traffic jam bordered by palaces of consumerism | |
| Images of cheap wine downed at student house parties, budget ski holidays and umbrella-wielding Cold War assassins were once among the popular stereotypes... | |
| There’s turbulent history and fascinating genealogy, castles and country pubs, canoeing and caber-tossing, golfing and fishing and all-round good craic | |
| xxxx is fairy-tale stuff, complete with the happy ending. It’s tumultuous history beguiles with its counts and dynasties, wars and victories, fortresses and promontories | |
| In this compact country you can hike beside a waterfall-filled gorge one day and see nailless wooden churches in a village museum the next. Nazdravie! | |
| Travelling in xxxx is like being somewhere between an eternal Halloween and the Led Zeppelin IV cover that features a twig-carrying farmer. Then there’s that Dracula thing | |
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| xxxx’s modern architecture may stand out for all the wrong reasons, but what rebuilt xxxx lacks in style, it makes up for with mountain-backed towns, 13th century monasteries | |
| xxxx’s rare blend of glamour and old-fashioned authenticity make this Europe’s ‘it’ destination, where beaches vie for attention with cultural treasures, ancient architectu | |
| Food, fashion, art and architecture – you’ll quickly learn that the root of xxxx's pathology is an unswerving dedication to living life well | |
| ...smouldering volcanoes, slow-flowing glaciers, extruding lava, gushing geysers, bubbling mudpots, soothing thermal pools and, in the darkness of winter, the northern lights | |
| way off the standard traveller’s radar. Adrift in the frothing swells of the north Atlantic, this mysterious 18-piece jigsaw puzzle is at once ancient and very modern | |
| There's something pure in xxxx's air and spirit that's incredibly exciting. Although socially and economically it is in the vanguard of nations, parts remain gloriously remote | |
| xxxx is most famed for its glamorous casino, cars roaring through the streets during its glamorous Grand Prix, and the scintillating lives of its glamorous royal family | |
| if you believe those contentment surveys that come out every couple of years, xxxx is one of the happiest nations on earth with some of the best quality of life. | |
| it’s an economic powerhouse with bewitching scenery, pulsating cities, progressive culture and an awareness of a historic legacy teetering between horror and greatness | |
| The tourism focus is indisputably xxxx’s wine industry, which produces staggeringly superb varietals and offers winery tours that will vanquish the stoutest of constitutions | |
| ….jewel-box palaces and Mozart melodies, sparkling Alps and problems like Maria naturally still have their place in xxxx’s heart... | |
| Although one of the smallest countries, xxxx makes its presence felt with its lovely seaside towns, quaint country villages and verdant forests and marshlands... | |
| As an independent state, xxxx has its own postal service, currency, newspaper, radio station and flamboyantly dressed army founded in 1506 by Julius II | |
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