Funnily enough, talking about Transsylvania creates spooky images in the minds of western Europeans or Americans, but for people living in the area it's a holiday region. And it is very beautiful indeed.
Thanks! I liked making this one so much and had chatted with a bunch of travelers this summer about it that I thought I should make another one (the other one is coming next month). But yeah, after i saw all the major cities (capitals and such) i wanted to actually get to know the people and these towns do the trick. thanks for watching and commenting! andi really want a Rauchbier (smoked beer) right now having read your comment :) All the best! hope you will subscribe!
Bern (Switzerland), Maastricht (Netherlands), Utrecht (netherlands), Konstanz (Germany), Nantes (France), San Sebastian (basque country [spain], San Sebastian has it all in my opinion: excellent food culture, nice old town, nice shopping, nice countryside, surfing IN town!, and nice beaches ), Luzern (Switserland), Bremen (Germany), Gotenburg (Sweden), Brielle (Netherlands: mind you TINY!, nothing to do, but just lovely)
Hidden gems in Sweden: Visby (medieval walled town on the island Gotland, about 3 hours ferry from Stockholm, like a Disney medieval ferry tale town) Kristianstad (1 hour north-east of Malmö with train), Sigtuna (30 minutes north of Stockholm with train, one of the oldest towns in Sweden) Örebro (in the heart of Sweden, between Stockholm and Oslo, has the most spectacular castle in the country right in the center of the city) Östersund (a fairly big northern town right in the middle of nowhere, a 4 hours east of Trondheim with train) Lysekil (2 hours north of Gothenburg with bus) Karlstad (at lake Vänern, 2 hours east of Oslo with train)
I agree with you about visiting Bamberg. It's one of my favorite German cities, but I have to say it's very crowded with tourists now. I guess too many people watched this video. 😉
I feel bad I have not put up the second 10 hidden towns of Europe video. I filmed that one in Croatia nad have a Czech town on the list too. dang it! thanks for the nice comments! have a great trip!
Two towns that I would recommend if going to England would be Saffron Walden a lovely medieval market town halfway between London and Cambridge. A lovely town with beautiful architecture and also base for when your visiting the surrounding villages (market days are on the weekend which can be busy). Also you must try the Keys Inn/Pub! Then there is Wells a medieval town not far from Bath, any locals really know about it but the church and Abbey grounds are spectacular, best time to go would be in summer so you can see the garden's in full bloom. There are more wonderful towns to see in England like Canterbury, Ely and Bury St. Edmunds. Look outside London and you will find some gems.
Awesome! I will definitely check them out next time we are down that way! I actually filmed another video talking about hidden gems of europe in croatia because i loved the area so much. it will be coming out in a few months though. thanks for the great tips!
There are tons of great small towns all over. I actually have another video on this same topic coming out next month. HOnestly i feel like making 10 hidden town videos for Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Italy & a few other countries because there really are lots of these hidden gems out there. These are just a taste of my favorites and I try to give a nice variety for people. thanks for sharing yours! i will definitely check themout!
Vitznau Switzerland is a cool little town on the east side of lake Lucerne. You can take a train up the rigi, or a cable car for a fraction of the price will get you a good ways up. Beautiful views over the lake at sunset
I would definitely include beautiful and historic Durham England. There is a reason why the Cathedral and Castle area was rightfully granted the UKs first ever UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cathedral of course is widely considered the best Norman building and cathedral in the world and of course where they have filmed Harry Potter, The Avengers: Infinity War and many more. Lovely cobbled streets and market square with so many major festivals throughout the year. Of course within easy access you have Hadrian's Wall and the amazing county of Northumberland which has more castles, roman history, the birth place of Christianity in the UK and where the Vikings first invaded etc, one of the greatest gardens in Europe (Alnwick Gardens - the castle of course also used for Harry Potter etc)
hey, honestly i love this video. cuz I'm going to Europe this winter break!! thanks to your video i gotta know more about this area. and i love those places introduced. love it. shared it on my FB.
If you're liking Bamberg I have another tip for you: Go to Marburg. It's near Frankfurt and has a lot of "Fachwerk" houses (same style as in Bamberg). The great thing there is that the old town is built on a hill in the center where there is also a castle.
I hope you can get to them one day, I love them all, but each one is very different, but great all the same. Thank you for the well wishes on our travels! We are trying to figure out where our next trips will take us. Will we head back to Europe or Drive around North America. Fun decision to debate, but not sure what to do. All the best!
The next time you come to Italy you should visit Turin! it's a beautiful city with a great story, great culture life and great food! and after visiting Turin you can go in the countryside of Langhe and Monferrato to see incredible landscapes and taste good wine :)
Wow, that is such a beautiful and informative video! I especially like the fact that you talked about a place in Romania, which is the county that I am from, but it's not pronounced Brasov, it's BraSHov!
There are a few hidden gems I discovered in Spain, outside of Seville...Merida is a town full of Roman Ruins, seriously underrated....Caseres, a Mideival town enclosed by a stone wall, absolutely gorgeous...and then there's Trujillo...these guys are definitely on my travel list!
I can give some more examples: Chester, Colchester in England; Zutphen, Zwolle, Amersfoort, Maastricht in the Netherlands. Tangermünde, Celle in Germany; Loket, Český Krumlov, České Budějovice in the Czech republic and Avila, Spain
Erik Stoop thanks man.. i have the American version of,cool cities to visit that europeans would never know also.. let me know,if you have any questions on the usa.. im a master
YourMama4884 Ok for starters if you want a fun american trip... Try the South and Midwest.. Most of these cities are cool. Louisville, Nashville, Charlotte, Charleston, Savannah for sure. Midwest i like Indianapolis, Detroit, Traverse city, Charlevoix, Milwaukee, Houghton michigan upper peninsula, Tampa and the Gulf side of Florida is much nicer and safer than the Miami side. Pittsburgh is cool also. Ann Arbor, Gatlinburg, thats just the middle and south midwest.. I have lots more ideas.
If you consider creating another hidden gem video and you find yourself in Wales, go to Conwy which is outside of Llandudno. Conwy is a medieval town with a giant castle ruin overlooking Conwy whilst the town is completely enclosed by the town walls. King Henry VIII is said to have influence here so you will enjoy it there if you like history.
Totally right. I had a brain fart there. I will edit it correctly. I still love the town. Thank you for correcting me! I think my brain stopped working that day (as usual ;) Thanks for watching and commenting and HELPING! All the best! What else do you recommend in Estonia?
Bergamo, Italy. The Old City (the 'Alta Citta') is on a high rocky crag, and you get to it by funicular. Every bit of it is just beautiful. Fun fact: Debussy's 'Claire de Lune' is a picture of Bergamo's Old City in the moonlight.
Nice of you to mention Nancy, France. I went there in 2013. Was a cool town with a nice square. I basically went there just to watch Rammstein play at Plein Open Air theater. Was a cool trip
Celle is really beautifil it is a little town near hannover we got a castle there the oldest building is from 1492 u got copplestone streets and it is just nice to visit
I appreciate your view of "small town" and "old town" cities in Europe. I need to spend 3 to six weeks in one long term location from which I can take bus, train or air trips to other locations.In 2018, We will be spending 2 months in and around Zagreb and Belgrade. Side trips to Budapest, Vienna and hopefully, a couple of others. I'm open to suggestions about cities with a density of 1.200 to 600 years of history but that have evolved in to modern urban centers. I live in Newark, NJ, USA which was incorporated in 1650. I am trying to learn about how other cultures have progress from the past to the modern era. who has achieved sustainable growth and still preserved their historical heritage.
Go visit Serbia. You could go see Novi Sad with Petrovaradin fortress, Belgrade and Kalemegdan fortress, Skadarlija (the former bohemian street), Ada Ciganlija (Belgrade sea), Lepenski vir (Stone Age settlement). You could also see Djavolja Varos which is a national park with crazy rock formations, and Tara national park wich has, as far as i know, the biggest kanyon in Europe... I used to live there so if you are planing a visit, feel free to contact me should you need any tips on places to see or eat at.
I cannot relate with you by Bamberg, as I think of it as CROWDED by tourists and the same like Rothenburg o.d.T., Dinkelsbühl(my hometown and THIS is really a gem town, as the germans voted it to be the most beautiful town in Germany) or every smaller city at the romantic road. But thanks for the recommandation of Bassano del Grappa. We will go there this Easter. :)
:) i wish ;) some of these places are getting more touristy but still nothing compared to the venices and veronas or nuremburgs. thanks for the nice comments
Celje was old settlement from Roman times and in the middle age was very lively.Varazdin in Croatia is preserved baroque city and it has one of the nicest cemeteries in the World.It's more like park than cemetery.Jajce in Bosnia is one of historic and natural beauties in Bosnia.Me and my wife are making plans to retire there when time comes to it.Also,there is an old Capitol of Bosnia in the city of Travnik that captures the soul of all Bosnia in one place.My wife was like a kid in candy shop...
I'm from Estonia and don't really know Haapsalu to be an island. It's next to baltic sea but totally connected to mainland. It does have a castle so guess you are talking about the same town. But may be you meant Saaremaa/ Kuressaare?
Hi guys. Great vlogs. Loving this channel. I had a question though. Im preparing for a trip soon overseas. Besides in-flight movies, reading or sleeping...is there other things that someone can do to stay entertained while on a long haul flight?
Mom, I told you to stop commenting... ;) Just kidding. Thanks for the nice words, I hope my videos can help you have a great trip/vacation/weekend. All the best! and keep enjoying those great small towns!
Lille in north of France! The city's architecture varies between medieval (Vieux-Lille, right in the center), neoclassic, and typical architecture of North of France. You have the second art museum of France in term of size (Musée des beaux-arts). Beer is the best in France (it is Belgian beer like actually) and some food specialities are awesome (ask for "carbonnade flamande"). And you can go there very easily via TGV (1 hour from Paris) and with the Eurostar (from London)!
In Catalonia there are a lot of towns with medieval, Roman, etc festivals which are very interesting to see. I recommend you the medieval festival of Montblanc, the Roman festival of Tarragona called ''Tarraco viva'', also the ''festes majors'' of every town are nice. All around Spain you have similar festivals in every single town, but there are some differences with each other. I like your selection but i not totally agree.
Great list. I proposed to my wife on that bridge in Bamberg. I would have loved to see some czech cities get some love. Domažlice, Telc, or Mariánské Lázně. My other hidden gems are Amberg Germany, Burano, Italy, and Sion, Switzerland.
If you would go to Austria again I have a few places you should go to. 1. Bad Ischl (It's a really beautiful town and not many people are there. 2. Wolfgangsee (There are many things you can do, the most famous actually is the Schafbergbahn.) 3. Gmunden (Also a really cool and little city/town.) :D
I like Einbeck, Germany - a little south of Hannover. The city burned in the early 1500s and what they built then is still the city center. Except for the city hall of course, which is much older… Every old house has this archway and they all look the same more or less. I wondered about them and found out that the measurement was made so that the brewer's wagon could enter!
Hey there, nice little Videos you have there, pretty interesting. If you already have the Harz with Quedlingburg, you should check out more in that region. For example the Region of Braunschweig, or the northern region of the Harz. You'll see all kinds of different cultural stuff. old ones and new ones. (Castles from long ago, as well as old churches, or more modern the "Autostadt"(car city) in Wolfsburg) You can get there pretty quick with train rides (Hannover, Berlin, Hamburg are all just a hop further), or with a car, because Braunschweig itself is more or less at the cross of the A2 and the A7. The Autobahnen from East-West and North-South. Have a nice journey and fun with your family :)
I think the only beautiful city in that region is Göttingen. Hannover, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg are ugly. In the north there are interesting cities (Hamburg, Bremen, Lübeck) but I think most of the beautiful places are in southern Germany (counting Hessen as southern Germany).
Ronda if flooded with tourists, sure its nice but because it is small it feels more cramped with tourists than malaga, sevilla and granada, if you want a real andulsian experience, without insane crouds go to Córdoba. If you still want to go to ronda, go in the winter. Andalusia in my opinion is the best part of spain to go to but in order to have a great holiday try your best to avoid the over-populated coastal towns and go inland for the real andalusian experience👍🏻sorry for my bad english
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands: 800-year-old medieval city virtually unscathed by WWII, with inner city canals (the Binnendieze) and the only high-Renaissance gothic cathedral (St, Jan) in all of Holland; famous for its "burgundische" atmosphere (enjoying the good life).
I can find numerous beautiful cities, almost unknown, that your jaws will drop to the floor... Let me start with CELJE, Slovenia; VARAZDIN, Croatia and JAJCE in Bosnia. Just 3 as a starter.
I like the German choices you made on both of your lists, especially Regensburg and Bamberg are really nice old cities/ towns to visit, been to both, haven't been to Lueneburg or Quedlinburg, yet, but to other small towns in the North and to the Harz as well. There are a couple of neat little places we have been to on vacations and for Christmas markets, the two that come to mind first is Eichstaett, a nice little town not too far away from Regensburg (the whole Donau region is super beautiful, I might just like the town that much because I met a cool American nun there when I was a teen, down inside this Church under the ground) and the second town is Bad Wimpfen. Bad Wimpfen has steep narrow streets with super narrow, half timbered houses, cool pubs and taverns and a middle sized town hall tower to climb. Well, anyway, Christmas there is very pretty. It's close to Heilbronn I think.
eklice I just checked the pictures to both towns and yes, they are pretty, haven't been to Germany since 12 years, so I don't always remember everything clearly. Also, I remember being totally taken by Krummau/ Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, where we went on our way to Prague. It's also a heritage site, we mainly went to the castle so. We were in Telc, too, but didn't do much there. There is one place called Jindrichuv Hradec I have only seen online on google maps pictures, but it looks interesting.
Have you ever visited the lake of constance in southern Germany? We have a lot of beautiful little towns here, especially Lindau, Konstanz and Meersburg, and you get a beautiful view on the alps, it's really worth a visit. Also, there is a lot of interesting history to be found, for example iin WW2, Konstanz and Kreuzlingen (the neighbouring town in Switzerland) both didn't shut down their street lights, so the combat pilots wouldn't know where the border between Germand and Switzerland would be and so they didn't bomb Konstanz.
Really? Goslar I can see, but I only had Germans in Quedlinburg & Wenigerode... I will have brush up on my Dutch before I go next time :) THanks for the heads up!
Kumrovec is a nice, small, Croatian town along the Slovenian border. It is the historic home of Marshal Tito who led Yugoslavia until the late 80s, but very little tourists go out there.
Morgat in Bretagne South from camaret sur mer ( South from Brest u will find it on maps for sure ^^) there is a creperie which makes the best Crêpes i have Eaten so far go Check it out if your are in that area. Safe and happy travelin : D
not sure if you'd consider them hidden, but I'm gonna add Haltstatt in Austria, Cochem in Germany, Piran in Slovenia, Harlingen in Netherlands, Grindelwald in Switzerland, Colmar in France.
I, as a German, highly recommend the cities of Trier and Weimar (and maybe Dresden, but idk how popular this has become..). Two cities with a lot of history, bit each a very different kind. I visited those cities as a tourist as well and from my experience they are definitely not overrun and mostly popular with German tourists.
Slavonice in the Czech Republic, a kilometre from the Austrian border. A lovely town. Egger in Hungary. Hrodna in Belarus. Piranha Slovenia. Banska Stievnica, Levoca Slovakia.
Funnily enough, talking about Transsylvania creates spooky images in the minds of western Europeans or Americans, but for people living in the area it's a holiday region. And it is very beautiful indeed.
Thanks! I liked making this one so much and had chatted with a bunch of travelers this summer about it that I thought I should make another one (the other one is coming next month). But yeah, after i saw all the major cities (capitals and such) i wanted to actually get to know the people and these towns do the trick. thanks for watching and commenting! andi really want a Rauchbier (smoked beer) right now having read your comment :) All the best! hope you will subscribe!
Bern (Switzerland), Maastricht (Netherlands), Utrecht (netherlands), Konstanz (Germany), Nantes (France), San Sebastian (basque country [spain], San Sebastian has it all in my opinion: excellent food culture, nice old town, nice shopping, nice countryside, surfing IN town!, and nice beaches ), Luzern (Switserland), Bremen (Germany), Gotenburg (Sweden), Brielle (Netherlands: mind you TINY!, nothing to do, but just lovely)
Hidden gems in Sweden: Visby (medieval walled town on the island Gotland, about 3 hours ferry from Stockholm, like a Disney medieval ferry tale town)
Kristianstad (1 hour north-east of Malmö with train),
Sigtuna (30 minutes north of Stockholm with train, one of the oldest towns in Sweden)
Örebro (in the heart of Sweden, between Stockholm and Oslo, has the most spectacular castle in the country right in the center of the city)
Östersund (a fairly big northern town right in the middle of nowhere, a 4 hours east of Trondheim with train)
Lysekil (2 hours north of Gothenburg with bus)
Karlstad (at lake Vänern, 2 hours east of Oslo with train)
Been to any of these?
I agree with you about visiting Bamberg. It's one of my favorite German cities, but I have to say it's very crowded with tourists now. I guess too many people watched this video. 😉
In Switzerland, it is hard to say what a hidden gem is but I would say that you should visit Lugano and Basel. Amazing cities !
I feel bad I have not put up the second 10 hidden towns of Europe video. I filmed that one in Croatia nad have a Czech town on the list too. dang it! thanks for the nice comments! have a great trip!
Two towns that I would recommend if going to England would be Saffron Walden a lovely medieval market town halfway between London and Cambridge. A lovely town with beautiful architecture and also base for when your visiting the surrounding villages (market days are on the weekend which can be busy). Also you must try the Keys Inn/Pub! Then there is Wells a medieval town not far from Bath, any locals really know about it but the church and Abbey grounds are spectacular, best time to go would be in summer so you can see the garden's in full bloom.
There are more wonderful towns to see in England like Canterbury, Ely and Bury St. Edmunds. Look outside London and you will find some gems.
oh i was looking forward to seeing your pics of the island in Estonia - that was the one location without pics!
Awesome! I will definitely check them out next time we are down that way! I actually filmed another video talking about hidden gems of europe in croatia because i loved the area so much. it will be coming out in a few months though. thanks for the great tips!
In France, Chamonix, Annecy & Yvoire...omg...absolutely stunning! All close to Switzerland.
There are tons of great small towns all over. I actually have another video on this same topic coming out next month. HOnestly i feel like making 10 hidden town videos for Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Italy & a few other countries because there really are lots of these hidden gems out there. These are just a taste of my favorites and I try to give a nice variety for people. thanks for sharing yours! i will definitely check themout!
The videos can be titled volume 1, 2, etc...good idea.
I watched a couple of videos on Your channel and finally you talked about Bamberg! nice thing
I'm really glad you put Bamberg on your list. Great city and I highly recommend it. The cathedral has a pope buried in it.
Vitznau Switzerland is a cool little town on the east side of lake Lucerne. You can take a train up the rigi, or a cable car for a fraction of the price will get you a good ways up. Beautiful views over the lake at sunset
Cesky krumolov is AWESOME. it is actually in my list of top 10 towns in central europe. that is a must for you!
I would definitely include beautiful and historic Durham England. There is a reason why the Cathedral and Castle area was rightfully granted the UKs first ever UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cathedral of course is widely considered the best Norman building and cathedral in the world and of course where they have filmed Harry Potter, The Avengers: Infinity War and many more. Lovely cobbled streets and market square with so many major festivals throughout the year. Of course within easy access you have Hadrian's Wall and the amazing county of Northumberland which has more castles, roman history, the birth place of Christianity in the UK and where the Vikings first invaded etc, one of the greatest gardens in Europe (Alnwick Gardens - the castle of course also used for Harry Potter etc)
Thanks! Great Stuff! Much Appreciated!
hey, honestly i love this video. cuz I'm going to Europe this winter break!! thanks to your video i gotta know more about this area. and i love those places introduced. love it. shared it on my FB.
If you're liking Bamberg I have another tip for you: Go to Marburg. It's near Frankfurt and has a lot of "Fachwerk" houses (same style as in Bamberg). The great thing there is that the old town is built on a hill in the center where there is also a castle.
Great video! If you were going to do a part 2, which towns would you include this time?
Cool. I will try to get to Swabisch Hall on my next trip to Germany. Thank you!
Hidden gem in Canada : Bow Lake. In France : Combourg. In Estonia : Saaremaa Island. In Portugal : Nazareth. In France : Saintes.
I hope you can get to them one day, I love them all, but each one is very different, but great all the same. Thank you for the well wishes on our travels! We are trying to figure out where our next trips will take us. Will we head back to Europe or Drive around North America. Fun decision to debate, but not sure what to do. All the best!
Thank you! I was born in Brasov.
The next time you come to Italy you should visit Turin! it's a beautiful city with a great story, great culture life and great food! and after visiting Turin you can go in the countryside of Langhe and Monferrato to see incredible landscapes and taste good wine :)
Greetings from Brasov :)
Peles Castle is amazing!
Need to make more lists like this... so many other places ... Kotor Montenegro the coolest place Ive ever been for example
Any others that you reccomend?
Wow, that is such a beautiful and informative video! I especially like the fact that you talked about a place in Romania, which is the county that I am from, but it's not pronounced Brasov, it's BraSHov!
There are a few hidden gems I discovered in Spain, outside of Seville...Merida is a town full of Roman Ruins, seriously underrated....Caseres, a Mideival town enclosed by a stone wall, absolutely gorgeous...and then there's Trujillo...these guys are definitely on my travel list!
I can give some more examples: Chester, Colchester in England; Zutphen, Zwolle, Amersfoort, Maastricht in the Netherlands. Tangermünde, Celle in Germany; Loket, Český Krumlov, České Budějovice in the Czech republic and Avila, Spain
Erik Stoop thanks man.. i have the American version of,cool cities to visit that europeans would never know also.. let me know,if you have any questions on the usa.. im a master
Erik Stoop Id love to give you some examples in the usa if you like. They arent all historic but can be unique
Uncle Chuckles - Please post the list for some examples in the usa. I'd like to check them out ...
YourMama4884 What are your intrests? just gimme a few and ill gladly give you some ideas
YourMama4884 Ok for starters if you want a fun american trip... Try the South and Midwest.. Most of these cities are cool. Louisville, Nashville, Charlotte, Charleston, Savannah for sure. Midwest i like Indianapolis, Detroit, Traverse city, Charlevoix, Milwaukee, Houghton michigan upper peninsula, Tampa and the Gulf side of Florida is much nicer and safer than the Miami side. Pittsburgh is cool also. Ann Arbor, Gatlinburg, thats just the middle and south midwest.. I have lots more ideas.
Thanks!
hmmmm.... it must be our pscyhic link or something ;)
Good to see you back commenting and watching! All the best!
If you consider creating another hidden gem video and you find yourself in Wales, go to Conwy which is outside of Llandudno. Conwy is a medieval town with a giant castle ruin overlooking Conwy whilst the town is completely enclosed by the town walls. King Henry VIII is said to have influence here so you will enjoy it there if you like history.
Totally right. I had a brain fart there. I will edit it correctly. I still love the town. Thank you for correcting me! I think my brain stopped working that day (as usual ;)
Thanks for watching and commenting and HELPING! All the best! What else do you recommend in Estonia?
Bergamo, Italy. The Old City (the 'Alta Citta') is on a high rocky crag, and you get to it by funicular. Every bit of it is just beautiful. Fun fact: Debussy's 'Claire de Lune' is a picture of Bergamo's Old City in the moonlight.
Nice of you to mention Nancy, France. I went there in 2013. Was a cool town with a nice square. I basically went there just to watch Rammstein play at Plein Open Air theater. Was a cool trip
Thanks for sharing. I love your videos.
I don't why I had the feeling that a small town from Portugal would be in the list,ahah. thanks for the suggestions :)
Celle is really beautifil it is a little town near hannover we got a castle there the oldest building is from 1492 u got copplestone streets and it is just nice to visit
I appreciate your view of "small town" and "old town" cities in Europe. I need to spend 3 to six weeks in one long term location from which I can take bus, train or air trips to other locations.In 2018, We will be spending 2 months in and around Zagreb and Belgrade. Side trips to Budapest, Vienna and hopefully, a couple of others. I'm open to suggestions about cities with a density of 1.200 to 600 years of history but that have evolved in to modern urban centers. I live in Newark, NJ, USA which was incorporated in 1650. I am trying to learn about how other cultures have progress from the past to the modern era. who has achieved sustainable growth and still preserved their historical heritage.
How was your trip? Whats the best cities that you liked?
I have heard of that place before. I will have to czech it out. Thanks! :)
Maribor, Slovenia
Go visit Serbia. You could go see Novi Sad with Petrovaradin fortress, Belgrade and Kalemegdan fortress, Skadarlija (the former bohemian street), Ada Ciganlija (Belgrade sea), Lepenski vir (Stone Age settlement). You could also see Djavolja Varos which is a national park with crazy rock formations, and Tara national park wich has, as far as i know, the biggest kanyon in Europe... I used to live there so if you are planing a visit, feel free to contact me should you need any tips on places to see or eat at.
Very useful video to learn some touriste knowledges for the nice inconnu places in europe. Vote for Miss beauty SONG!
I cannot relate with you by Bamberg, as I think of it as CROWDED by tourists and the same like Rothenburg o.d.T., Dinkelsbühl(my hometown and THIS is really a gem town, as the germans voted it to be the most beautiful town in Germany) or every smaller city at the romantic road. But thanks for the recommandation of Bassano del Grappa. We will go there this Easter. :)
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i wish ;) some of these places are getting more touristy but still nothing compared to the venices and veronas or nuremburgs. thanks for the nice comments
The views from those 10 gem towns flashed by too quickly.
great suggestions, great video!
Celje was old settlement from Roman times and in the middle age was very lively.Varazdin in Croatia is preserved baroque city and it has one of the nicest cemeteries in the World.It's more like park than cemetery.Jajce in Bosnia is one of historic and natural beauties in Bosnia.Me and my wife are making plans to retire there when time comes to it.Also,there is an old Capitol of Bosnia in the city of Travnik that captures the soul of all Bosnia in one place.My wife was like a kid in candy shop...
I'm from Estonia and don't really know Haapsalu to be an island. It's next to baltic sea but totally connected to mainland. It does have a castle so guess you are talking about the same town. But may be you meant Saaremaa/ Kuressaare?
Nice 1
@pryncessable Glad I can help ;) I have not been to Mauritius but have seen some amazing pictures.
This guy knows what he's talking about!!!!
Hi guys. Great vlogs. Loving this channel. I had a question though. Im preparing for a trip soon overseas. Besides in-flight movies, reading or sleeping...is there other things that someone can do to stay entertained while on a long haul flight?
Kelly Sun&Serenity Download of map guides and read..also make sure to check hours of operation on many things as hours in Europe are really wierd
@MsOneiroi77 I really want to go there. We have Scottish family and love visiting any place in Scotland. Thanks for the cool tip.
obrigado!
thank you :)
Lucca in Italy, Skip Pisa spend a couple of days in Lucca.
very nice
Another hidden gem town in Germany is my lovely home called Marburg! :)
Any other hiddem gems dear?
Also on this list you could have: Girona, Besalú, Vic, Tarragona (Catalonia), Sarlat, Carcasona, Bayeux, Colmar, Riquewihr, Egguisheim (France), Murten (Switzerland), Tivoli, Saló, Vinci, Cerveteri (Italy), Trondheim, Henningsvaer (Norway), Bernkastel-Kues, Cochem, Pottenstein (Germany)
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Mom, I told you to stop commenting... ;)
Just kidding. Thanks for the nice words, I hope my videos can help you have a great trip/vacation/weekend. All the best! and keep enjoying those great small towns!
Lille in north of France!
The city's architecture varies between medieval (Vieux-Lille, right in the center), neoclassic, and typical architecture of North of France.
You have the second art museum of France in term of size (Musée des beaux-arts).
Beer is the best in France (it is Belgian beer like actually) and some food specialities are awesome (ask for "carbonnade flamande").
And you can go there very easily via TGV (1 hour from Paris) and with the Eurostar (from London)!
In Catalonia there are a lot of towns with medieval, Roman, etc festivals which are very interesting to see. I recommend you the medieval festival of Montblanc, the Roman festival of Tarragona called ''Tarraco viva'', also the ''festes majors'' of every town are nice. All around Spain you have similar festivals in every single town, but there are some differences with each other.
I like your selection but i not totally agree.
Great list. I proposed to my wife on that bridge in Bamberg. I would have loved to see some czech cities get some love. Domažlice, Telc, or Mariánské Lázně. My other hidden gems are Amberg Germany, Burano, Italy, and Sion, Switzerland.
If you would go to Austria again I have a few places you should go to. 1. Bad Ischl (It's a really beautiful town and not many people are there. 2. Wolfgangsee (There are many things you can do, the most famous actually is the Schafbergbahn.) 3. Gmunden (Also a really cool and little city/town.) :D
I like Einbeck, Germany - a little south of Hannover. The city burned in the early 1500s and what they built then is still the city center. Except for the city hall of course, which is much older… Every old house has this archway and they all look the same more or less. I wondered about them and found out that the measurement was made so that the brewer's wagon could enter!
Do you know of any small "gems" (towns or villages) in the Czech Republic? I am thinking about going over in November. Thanks!
Hey there, nice little Videos you have there, pretty interesting.
If you already have the Harz with Quedlingburg, you should check out more in that region. For example the Region of Braunschweig, or the northern region of the Harz. You'll see all kinds of different cultural stuff. old ones and new ones. (Castles from long ago, as well as old churches, or more modern the "Autostadt"(car city) in Wolfsburg)
You can get there pretty quick with train rides (Hannover, Berlin, Hamburg are all just a hop further), or with a car, because Braunschweig itself is more or less at the cross of the A2 and the A7. The Autobahnen from East-West and North-South.
Have a nice journey and fun with your family :)
I think the only beautiful city in that region is Göttingen. Hannover, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg are ugly. In the north there are interesting cities (Hamburg, Bremen, Lübeck) but I think most of the beautiful places are in southern Germany (counting Hessen as southern Germany).
You should go to Pembrokshire in Wales mate
Ronda if flooded with tourists, sure its nice but because it is small it feels more cramped with tourists than malaga, sevilla and granada, if you want a real andulsian experience, without insane crouds go to Córdoba. If you still want to go to ronda, go in the winter. Andalusia in my opinion is the best part of spain to go to but in order to have a great holiday try your best to avoid the over-populated coastal towns and go inland for the real andalusian experience👍🏻sorry for my bad english
Dude your English is fine man. Better than half,of us over here. Do you have any other small towns that you recommend?
@NLWK110710 Ere is a Dutch town on our next video for hidden euro gems :)
subscribed ^^ nice presentation~
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands: 800-year-old medieval city virtually unscathed by WWII, with inner city canals (the Binnendieze) and the only high-Renaissance gothic cathedral (St, Jan) in all of Holland; famous for its "burgundische" atmosphere (enjoying the good life).
No Wales?? One of the most underrated beautiful places of Europe 🏴❤️💚
I can find numerous beautiful cities, almost unknown, that your jaws will drop to the floor... Let me start with CELJE, Slovenia; VARAZDIN, Croatia and JAJCE in Bosnia. Just 3 as a starter.
i have a tip for u wolter, go to Vadstena in the summer, its in östergötland, sweden, or as its locally pronounced: Vasstena
I like the German choices you made on both of your lists, especially Regensburg and Bamberg are really nice old cities/ towns to visit, been to both, haven't been to Lueneburg or Quedlinburg, yet, but to other small towns in the North and to the Harz as well. There are a couple of neat little places we have been to on vacations and for Christmas markets, the two that come to mind first is Eichstaett, a nice little town not too far away from Regensburg (the whole Donau region is super beautiful, I might just like the town that much because I met a cool American nun there when I was a teen, down inside this Church under the ground) and the second town is Bad Wimpfen. Bad Wimpfen has steep narrow streets with super narrow, half timbered houses, cool pubs and taverns and a middle sized town hall tower to climb. Well, anyway, Christmas there is very pretty. It's close to Heilbronn I think.
eklice I just checked the pictures to both towns and yes, they are pretty, haven't been to Germany since 12 years, so I don't always remember everything clearly. Also, I remember being totally taken by Krummau/ Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, where we went on our way to Prague. It's also a heritage site, we mainly went to the castle so. We were in Telc, too, but didn't do much there. There is one place called Jindrichuv Hradec I have only seen online on google maps pictures, but it looks interesting.
Have you ever visited the lake of constance in southern Germany? We have a lot of beautiful little towns here, especially Lindau, Konstanz and Meersburg, and you get a beautiful view on the alps, it's really worth a visit. Also, there is a lot of interesting history to be found, for example iin WW2, Konstanz and Kreuzlingen (the neighbouring town in Switzerland) both didn't shut down their street lights, so the combat pilots wouldn't know where the border between Germand and Switzerland would be and so they didn't bomb Konstanz.
Really? Goslar I can see, but I only had Germans in Quedlinburg & Wenigerode... I will have brush up on my Dutch before I go next time :) THanks for the heads up!
How do I navigate these small towns where most won't speak English? Do you use a translator app?
Yes and most speak english you would e suprised
Kumrovec is a nice, small, Croatian town along the Slovenian border. It is the historic home of Marshal Tito who led Yugoslavia until the late 80s, but very little tourists go out there.
Hey! You gotta check Dinan in France
In Belgium there's Dinant, Bouillon, Durbuy, Spa, De Haan, De Panne, Knokke, Leuven, Haspengouw & Ardennes regions, etc. All worth visiting.
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Morgat in Bretagne South from camaret sur mer ( South from Brest u will find it on maps for sure ^^) there is a creperie which makes the best Crêpes i have Eaten so far go Check it out if your are in that area. Safe and happy travelin : D
Annecy, France. Really, anywhere in Haut-Savoie.
not sure if you'd consider them hidden, but I'm gonna add Haltstatt in Austria, Cochem in Germany, Piran in Slovenia, Harlingen in Netherlands, Grindelwald in Switzerland, Colmar in France.
I, as a German, highly recommend the cities of Trier and Weimar (and maybe Dresden, but idk how popular this has become..). Two cities with a lot of history, bit each a very different kind. I visited those cities as a tourist as well and from my experience they are definitely not overrun and mostly popular with German tourists.
Top 5 for Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Denmark): Lofoten, Visby, Bergen, Aalborg, Hammerfest.
Slavonice in the Czech Republic, a kilometre from the Austrian border. A lovely town. Egger in Hungary. Hrodna in Belarus. Piranha Slovenia. Banska Stievnica, Levoca Slovakia.
Have you done a video of Romania?
Colmar and brugge should be in it low- car pupulated cities are nice
nice！very useful video！
this is awesome
Thanks for sharing BgBen!
Saint-Émilion, France
@lusitanovalente Sim, e mesmo. Abracos
My favorite is Kilronan on the Aran Islands in Ireland
Sounds cool. I will need to check it out. thanks for the tip!
Yes but vthe arran islands is hardly a hidden gem
Óbidos. Uma grande beleza.
Guarda para nós ;)