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The Belgian Ardennes, from the Meuse to the High Fens
Citadels above the Meuse, the loops of the Semois, caves and the High Fens plateau. A five-day loop from Namur, through the forests of southern and eastern Wallonia.
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Gdańsk and the Baltic coast, from Malbork to the Łeba dunes
A red-brick city on the Motława, white sand beaches and a pine-covered peninsula 35 kilometres long. A six-day loop from Gdańsk, from Malbork Castle to the Łeba dunes.
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The Curonian Spit, from Klaipėda to the dunes of Nida
A 98-kilometre strip of sand between the Baltic and a lagoon, covered in pine forest and great dunes. This three-day trip starts in Palanga and Klaipėda, takes the ferry and runs down the spit to Nida.
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Bohemian Switzerland, from Děčín to Pravčická brána
In the north of the Czech Republic, the Elbe runs through a sandstone massif cut into towers, gorges and arches. This trip goes round it in four days from Děčín, taking in Pravčická brána, the Kamenice gorges and the basalt “organ pipes”.
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The Slovenian Karst and its coast, from Postojna to Piran
Vast caves, a castle set in a cliff, white horses, then three small Venetian towns on the Adriatic. A four-day loop from Ljubljana, across the Karst to the sea.
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Luxembourg, from Little Switzerland to the Moselle
Mossy sandstone rocks, castles above the rivers and vineyards along the Moselle. A four-day loop from Luxembourg City, in a country that measures 82 kilometres from north to south.
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Tasmania on a loop, from Hobart to Cradle Mountain
Beaches lined with granite, rainforests and the ruins of a penal colony, on an island south of mainland Australia. This trip goes all the way round it in twelve days from Hobart, from Freycinet to Cradle Mountain.
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California’s national parks, from Joshua Tree to Yosemite
Five national parks, from the lowest point in North America to the giant sequoias. A two-week loop from Los Angeles, through the Mojave Desert, Death Valley, the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite.
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Tallinn and Lahemaa National Park
A Hanseatic old town on the Unesco list, then a coast of forests, bogs and fishing villages. A four-day loop from Tallinn, out to the manor houses of Lahemaa National Park.
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The Estrada Nacional 2, Portugal from top to bottom
From Chaves, a stone’s throw from Galicia, to Faro, on the edge of the Ria Formosa, a single road crosses the whole of Portugal through its interior. Eight days of vines, pine woods and cork oaks — provided you leave the motorway to those in a hurry.
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Bosnia, from the Una to Sarajevo
Bosnia is a land of green rivers, waterfalls and old Ottoman towns. This trip crosses it in five days, from Bihać and Una National Park to Sarajevo, by way of Jajce and Travnik.
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Around the Gaspé Peninsula on Route 132
A ten-day loop from Quebec City on Route 132, around the Gaspé Peninsula. Lighthouses, cliffs, treeless summits and Percé Rock, between the St Lawrence River and the Gulf of St Lawrence.