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Lonely Planet picks Peloponnese as top place to travel in 2016! (video)

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When most people think of holidays in Greece the images that spring to mind are the beautiful beaches, the Partehnon, Mykonos, Santorini etc. But Lonely Planet has picked one of the less celebrated places in Greece to include in its top 10 European destination guide picked. According to Lonely Planet the Peloponnese is the number one place a tourist should not miss. The popular guide sings the praises of the Peloponnese in an amazing video making reference to a ‘magical place’ where a traveler can find ancient Olympia, Mycenae, the Mystra castle and Monemvasia, among other things!
The complete list of places to visit in Europe:

Lonely Planet Peloponnese video

1. Peloponnese, Greece
2. Aarhus, Denmark
3. Venice, Italy
4. La Dordogne, France
5. Lviv, Ukraine
6. Warwickshire, England
7. Extermadura, Spain
8. East coast of Tenerife, Spain
9. Texel, Holland
10. Northern Dalmatia, Croatia

 

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