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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN LIVERPOOL ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
Sweden’s second city, a lovely whirl of parks Our 159-year relationship with Liverpool is Russia’s ‘Window on the West’ is truly
and canals, is resolutely proud of its seafaring etched onto the proud waterfront, as the mesmerising. If you want onion domes, head
ties. The Maritime Museum celebrates all Cunard Building stands side by side with the for the extraordinary multi-hued specimens on
things nautical while the modern opera house Royal Liver Building and its familiar clock The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood.
resembles a classic ocean liner. Beyond the tower. The Beatles, too, have left their imprint For lavish imperial splendour, stop by the
‘Avenue’, filled with shops and eateries, you’ll on the city, so embark on a magical mystery majestic palaces at Yusopof and Peterhof. Or
arrive at Gotaplatsen, the expansive central tour to the legendary Cavern Club, Strawberry devote your day to a mere fraction of the
square graced by an eye-catching statue of Fields and the Eleanor Rigby bench on three million artworks within another former
the sea god Poseidon. Stanley Street. palace, the vast Hermitage Museum.
HAMBURG, GERMANY NORMANDY, FRANCE STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Water is a wonderful feature here – as you’ll Normandy is blessed with superb coastal Scattered pleasantly over 14 bridge-linked
notice when you arrive along the River Elbe, photo opportunities, not least magical isles, this capital is a true delight, especially
investigate quirky historic districts by canal Mont St Michel, whose one street spirals up around the dreamy cobbled streets of an old
and glide past highly desirable addresses toward that fairy-tale citadel. It tells many a town squeezed onto a small shard of land.
lining the Alster Lakes. Back on dry land, tale too, from William the Conqueror’s Here savour the slice of Swedish pomp and
browse domed Kunsthalle’s artistic influence on Caen and the Bayeux Tapestry to ceremony that is the daily Parade of Guards at
masterpieces, baroque St Michaeliskirche the D-Day landing beaches and World War II the Royal Palace or, further afield, visit the
Church and the opulent Rathaus brimful of Museum at Avranches. As for souvenirs, how Vasa museum, home to an amazing oak
tapestries, chandeliers and portraits. about the local calvados? warship with carved figureheads.
HELSINKI, FINLAND OSLO, NORWAY TALLINN, ESTONIA
Set eyes on the archipelago that bejewels On island-dusted Oslofjord, Scandinavia’s The Estonian capital’s name derives from
Baltic waters, then picnic on Suomenlinna, the oldest capital reclines among pine-studded ‘Taani Lin’ or Danish Fort, as legend holds that
beguiling fortress whose pretty parkland spills slopes. Its outdoor appeal extends to Vigeland an exiled Danish princess founded the town
across six tiny islets. See the Soviet legacy at Park, named after the sculptor whose and successfully defended it against conquest.
the onion-domed Cathedral on Senate Square 200-plus bronze, stone and iron human Now all visitors are welcome to see the Kiek
and understand the role of Sibelius and his statues strike eye-catching poses. Don’t miss in de Kök or ‘peep in the kitchen’ watchtower
music in the nation’s independence. And for the intriguing Viking Ships Museum either or nicknamed for its views into local houses, the
the quintessential Finnish experience, bask in Holmenkollen, where the daredevil art of ski domed Russian Orthodox Cathedral and
a genuine sauna. jumping was born over a century ago. cobbled, café-lined Town Hall Square.
KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY PARIS (FROM LE HAVRE), FRANCE
Norway’s Summer City seamlessly knits Founded in 1517 as a port to serve Paris,
together culture and nature. Inviting beaches Le Havre remains your gateway to the
stretch right into town, while its main street, City of Light. Behold Notre Dame Cathedral,
Markens, leads you past shops and cafés to shrouded in gothic splendour and folklore.
wooded countryside. It heartily embraces its Weave among priceless artworks in the
past too as the white wooden houses of sensational Louvre, and along the Champs
Posebyen, the circular Christiansholm Fortress Elysées toward the Arc de Triomphe. Then let
and Vest Agder – one of Norway’s largest that undisputed Parisian icon, the Eiffel Tower,
open-air museums – will testify. leave its own vivid impression.
Gothenburg, Sweden Arc de Triomphe, Paris Tallinn, Estonia
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