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Carentan to Cherbourg, France
Carentan was a strategic early goal of the WWII landings as capturing the town was necessary to link the lodgements at Utah and Omaha beaches which were divided by the Douve River estuary (Nearby fiel... |
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Bergen to Nautnes, Norway
Ride west out of Bergen, and up through Øygarden, and watch the space-landscape unfold before your eyes. Especially beautiful in the evening twilight, if you can catch the sunset on your left, and yo... |
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Chania to Kandanos, Greece
The town of Kandanos and its surrounding area suffered particularly badly from German occupation during World War II. During the Battle of Crete, resistance fighters had held advancing German soldiers... |
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Fiskardo to Poros, Greece
A mountainous island, Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian islands, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful and authentic ones. With impressive landscapes, dense vegetation, long golden s... |
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Blåvand to Hanstholm, Denmark
Hanstholm fortress was a large sea fortress, constructed by Germany at Hanstholm in north-western Denmark during World War II. The fortress was part of the "Atlantic Wall" and its main purpose was to ... |
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Calais to Le Havre, France
Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km wide here, and is the closest French town to England, of which Calais was a territorial possession... |
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Dubrovonik, Croatia, to Kotor, Montenegro
Riding the coast road from Dubrovonik down into Montenegro, you can see why the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, as the Republic of Ragusa, also known as ... |
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Katelios to Fiskardo, Greece
Kato Katelios was a vital port and trading centre during the Venetian period. Located at the western end of Mounda Bay, Kefalonia, and separated from the main bay by a small outcrop of rocks, Katelios... |
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Thassos Island, Greece
Thasos, the northernmost Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, floats close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos, but is geographically part of Macedonia. The island w... |
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Aarhus to Silkeborg, Denmark
The surrounding locations of Silkeborg are regarded among the most beautiful places in Denmark. The landscape is dominated by big lakes, forests and some of the highest points in Denmark, including Hi... |
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Chania to Palaeohora, Crete
The city of Chania can be divided in two parts: the old town and the modern city which is the larger one. The old town is situated next to the old harbour and is the core around which the whole urban ... |
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Le Havre to Carentan, France
This is a trip back to World War II, where you can retrace the steps of the Allied invasion that turned the tide of the war. The Battle of Carentan, between airborne forces of the United States Army a... |
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Svolvær to Moskenes Norway
Svolvær is located in Lofoten on the south coast of Austvågøy, facing the open sea to the south, and with mountains immediately to the north. There is also a well known and very interesting World W... |
