e.Hidden European TownsA journal of places
THE EUROPEAN JOURNALIssue 04 / October 11, 2026
Albarracín's houses and church towers above a green ravine, with defensive walls on the hillside.

The latest dispatch · Spain

Albarracín

Rose-colored houses, narrow lanes and hill-climbing walls above a bend in the Guadalaviar.

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ALBARRACÍN.jpg · Pacodonderis · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Display crop. Photographed 2009. Pronounced tonal processing in the source.

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Blue-gray and red wooden houses on Kjerkgata below Røros Church's clock tower.Norway
Trøndelag

Røros

Wooden streets, mountain air and three centuries of copper-mining history.

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Dinan's river port, stone bridge, boats and slate-roofed houses seen from the viaduct.France
Brittany

Dinan

Follow the cobbles from a medieval gateway to the Rance, with artists' workshops along the way.

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Ptuj Castle above red-roofed buildings beside the Drava River.Slovenia
Drava Valley

Ptuj

A hilltop castle, Roman remains and wine cellars beside the Drava River.

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