Each European city has a huge cultural heritage, which is much easier to get to know if you turn off the usual routes. Of course, no one calls to ignore the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum or the Louvre, but you should broaden your horizons at the expense of those places that often do not appear on the pages of guidebooks.
The most unknown sights of Europe represented in our top ten. Despite the low popularity, each of them is worthy of attention.
10. Ostia (Italy)
The ruins of ancient buildings attract millions of tourists to the Eternal City, who traditionally examine the form and the Colosseum in the city center. However, only a 30-minute drive away are the ruins of the ancient port city. These ruins are the largest in Italy in area.
9. Aqueduct in Segovia (Spain)
Segovia is best known for its Alcazar, the residence of the Spanish monarchs. But the 300-meter water supply, erected in the II century, often goes unnoticed. Although this building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
8. Christiania (Denmark, Copenhagen)
This area is located on the site of military barracks. The second name of the area is the Free City. A modern hippie settlement flourishes here. Few tourists dare to plunge into the local flavor.
7. Perfumes Fragonard (France, Paris)
Of course, it is Paris that is the world capital of perfumery. In the Fragonard store you can not only buy high-quality fragrance, but also visit the perfume museum, which presents the history and technology of working with odors.
6. Monastery of Santes Creus (Spain)
Located 30 km from Tarragona, the complex of buildings is one of the most expressive monuments of architecture, combining buildings created in a period of six centuries from XII to XVII centuries.
5. Wooden escalator at Greenford station (London)
The London Underground is the oldest in the world. Therefore, the oldest escalator on the planet has been preserved here. Previously, wood was used to make moving stairs. And one of these unique escalators still works at Greenford Station.
4. Frasassi Gorge (Italy)
Among the cultural and historical sights, this complex of karst caves goes unnoticed. Meanwhile, to get around all the grottoes and galleries open to visitors, it will take at least 75 minutes.
3. Dungeons of Berlin (Germany)
While in 1945 the capital of Germany lay in ruins, life was in full swing in an underground city. Four floors, going deep, saw the gold of Troy, and the masterpieces of Italian painters, and even military aircraft, ready to launch.
2. Blue Grotto (Italy, Capri)
The structural features of this grotto lead to the fact that the sun's rays reflected in the water cause the walls and everything around to glow with a silver-blue light. Locals consider the blue grotto a symbol of Capri.
1. Basilica of Saint-Denis (France, Paris)
If not for the popular Notre Dame, then this Gothic temple could become a tourist mecca. There is never a crowd of tourists, so you can get to know the main monastery of medieval France without fuss, see the tombs of 25 French kings and magnificent stained glass windows.
