Every European city preserves 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 it is worth broadening your horizons at the expense of those places that often do not appear on the pages of travel guides.
The least known sights of Europe presented 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 inspect the form and the Colosseum in the city center. However, the ruins of an ancient port city are only 30 minutes away. These ruins are the largest in Italy in terms of area.
9. Aqueduct in Segovia (Spain)
Segovia is known primarily for the Alcazar - the residence of the Spanish monarchs. But the 300-meter aqueduct, built in the 2nd 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 a military barracks. The second name of the area is the Free City. The settlement of modern hippies flourishes here. Few tourists dare to plunge into the local flavor.
7. Perfumery Fragonard (France, Paris)
Of course, it is Paris that is the world capital of perfumery. In the Fragonard store, you can not only buy a 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 that were created in a period of six centuries - from the XII to the XVII century.
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 is still in operation at Greenford Station.
4. Frasassi gorge (Italy)
Among the cultural and historical attractions, this complex of karst caves remains unnoticed. Meanwhile, it will take at least 75 minutes to get around all the grottoes and galleries open to the public.
3. Berlin Dungeons (Germany)
While the German capital lay in ruins in 1945, life was in full swing in the underground city. Four floors, stretching inland, saw the gold of Troy, and the masterpieces of Italian painters, and even warplanes ready to launch.
2. Blue Grotto (Italy, Capri)
The peculiarities of the structure of this grotto lead to the fact that the sun's rays reflected in the water make the walls and everything around them glow with a silvery-blue light. Locals consider the blue grotto to be the 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 here, so you can easily get acquainted with the main monastery of medieval France, see the tombs of 25 French kings and magnificent stained glass windows.