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  • General view of volcanic landscape, La Geria region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 26, 2010 in the afternoon. Traditional white houses are dwarfed by the dramatic, stark hills of volcanic origin. Shadows thrown by clouds across the hillside deepen the drama of the scene. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Cabrera Castle, originally built in the late 14th century by Guillem Saragossa as a watchtower to warn the population of pirate raids, on a rocky outcrop on the hillside above the harbour on the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symi, or Simi, with its harbour and hillside town on the island of Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabrera Castle, originally built in the late 14th century by Guillem Saragossa as a watchtower to warn the population of pirate raids, on a rocky outcrop on the hillside above the harbour on the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tower of the Hotel Alhambra Palace with view over the town below and on the hillside in the distance, Granada, Andalusia, Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symi, or Simi, with its harbour and hillside town on the island of Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symi, or Simi, with its harbour and hillside town on the island of Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symi, or Simi, with its harbour and hillside town on the island of Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa Medicea di Fiesole, built 1451-71 by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, for the Medici family, at Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Cosimo de Medici and is built into the hillside overlooking Florence, with a terraced garden. In the 15th century it was owned by Lorenzo de Medici and was sold by the family in 1671. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giardino Bardini, or Bardini Gardens, an Italian Renaissance garden at the Villa Bardini, in the hills of Oltrarno, near Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. The garden contains a baroque flight of steps leading to a belvedere, an English garden with its Channel of the Dragon and a medieval terraced hillside with olive trees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hillside gardens with stream and walkways, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky hillside in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky hillside beside the road in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabrera Castle, originally built in the late 14th century by Guillem Saragossa as a watchtower to warn the population of pirate raids, on a rocky outcrop on the hillside above the harbour on the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabrera Castle, originally built in the late 14th century by Guillem Saragossa as a watchtower to warn the population of pirate raids, on a rocky outcrop on the hillside above the harbour on the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabrera Castle on the hillside above the harbour on the island of Cabrera, with boats moored in the bay below, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Cabrera Castle was originally built in the late 14th century by Guillem Saragossa, as a watchtower to warn the population of pirate raids. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symi, or Simi, with its harbour and hillside town on the island of Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symi, or Simi, with its harbour and hillside town on the island of Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa Medicea di Fiesole, built 1451-71 by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, for the Medici family, at Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Cosimo de Medici and is built into the hillside overlooking Florence, with a terraced garden. In the 15th century it was owned by Lorenzo de Medici and was sold by the family in 1671. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hillside in the Davis Mountains State Park, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, USA. The park is managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and features equestrian and hiking trails, a scenic drive and an adobe Indian Lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Area of troglodyte homes, underground cave dwellings cut into the hillsides to stay cool in the summer heat, in Guadix, Granada Province, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Volcanic landscape, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 26, 2010 in the afternoon. These dramatic rock formations, made from volcanic lava, are in the North East of the island. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of volcanic landscape, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 27, 2010 in the afternoon. A rainbow arches across the sky above the stark volcanic hills. Lanzarote, the Easternmost of the Canary Islands, lies 125km East of the African coat, in the Atlantic Ocean. Like the other islands in this autonomous Spanish archipelago, Lanzarote is originally Volcanic. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers crossing a large scree slope on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Footpath along a ridge ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with wisps of cloud on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Visitors at the Cascade des Anglais, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bernard Rousseil and workers harvesting grapes in his vineyard next to the Centre Equestre or Horse riding centre, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Terres des Templiers vineyards in Languedoc-Roussillon were first planted by the Phoenicians, then revived by the Knights Templar in the 14th century. They incorporate 750 small vignerons over 1150 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jardin Mediterraneen du Mas de la Serre, a botanical garden founded 1957 by Professor Georges Petit at Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The garden was originally the Mediterranean Terrestrial Ecology Center, but reopened to the public in 2010 as a garden showcasing the flora of the Pyrenees-Orientales, from the high mountains to the coast. The garden includes, ponds, greenhouses, terraces, a discovery trail and exhibition spaces. Banyuls-sur-Mer is a small seaside town first settled by the Greeks in 400 BC, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Prioria, home of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, and Amphitheatre, aerial view, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, his estate and museums at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The house was originally the Villa Cargnacco, which was rebuilt by Gian Carlo Maroni from 1922 and developed until 1955. The amphitheatre, or Parlaggio, was begun in 1931 and is used for concerts, seating 1500. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tomasso Gulli who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deck of the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deck of the Regia Nave Puglia, a warship, set into the Mastio hill, at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The ship was a gift from Admiral Thaon di Revel in 1923, in memory of captain Tommaso Gulli, who died in the waters of Split in 1920. Inside the ship is the Onboard Museum, opened 2002, with models of warships belonging to Duke Amedeo d'Aosta. The estate consists of the Prioria, where d'Annunzio lived 1922-38, an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia, the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a mausoleum. It is part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of a hero with dog sculpture by Velasco Vitali, at the Mausoleum, with the tomb of D'Annunzio, on the Mastio hill at Vittoriale degli italiani, or The Shrine of Italian Victories, the home, estate and museums of Gabriele D'Annunzio, 1863-1938, Italian writer, soldier and fascist, at Gardone Riviera, Lake Garda, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. The funeral monument was designed by Gian Carlo Maroni after d’Annunzio’s death, in the style of Etruscan-Roman grave sites, with 3 marble circles representing the victories of the Humble, the Sappers and the Heroes. At the centre is the tomb of d’Annunzio surrounded by 10 other heroes of Fiume including Guido Keller, Giuseppe Piffer, Ernesto Cabruna and Gian Carlo Maroni. In 2013 iron and cement dog sculptures by Velasco Vitali were added. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hill town of Ragusa Ibla, in Sicily, Italy. The town is split into the lower and older town of Ragusa Ibla, and the higher upper town of Ragusa Superiore, separated by the Valle dei Ponti. It is built on the site of an ancient city, inhabited by Sicels, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. In 1693 it was devastated by an earthquake, and was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The town forms part of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sailing boats moored at buoys in the natural harbour of the island of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands, near Majorca, Spain. Cabrera is a small uninhabited island, part of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used as a military base for the Spanish Army 1973-86 and was designated a National Park in 1991. The island is home to a rich diversity of endemic wildlife, both on land and in the surrounding sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Eastern ramparts of the medieval walled city, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city developed as an important port in the 15th and 16th centuries and has had a multicultural history, allied to the Romans, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Ancona, Hungary and the Ottomans. In 1979 the city was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Towers of the Sant Pere de Rodes, a Benedictine monastery on the Verdera mountain in the Sierra de Rodes, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on the Costa Brava, Puerto de la Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The monastery was founded in 945 by monks who escaped Barbarian invasions with relics of saints, and was eventually sacked in the 17th century and deserted in the 18th century. The Romanesque church was founded in 1022, also notable are the 12th century bell tower and cloisters. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jairan Wall in the Hoya ravine, which continues to the San Cristobal Hill, built under King Jairan, 1012-28, in the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alcazaba itself was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of San Nicolas (right), originally built in the 16th century in Mudejar style but rebuilt 1932 after a fire, and El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, seen from the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional houses of El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, seen from the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, seen in the distance beyond the walls of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional Ottoman houses in Gjirokastra, Southern Albania, in the historical region of Epirus, with most Ottoman houses dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. Typical houses consist of a tall stone block structure up to 5 storeys, with external and internal staircases surrounding the house. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Qafe or Neck of the Bazaar, a busy intersection of 5 streets that forms the heart of the old town of Gjirokastra, Southern Albania. Most of the Ottoman houses date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional stone roofs of Ottoman houses in Gjirokastra, Southern Albania, in the historical region of Epirus, with most Ottoman houses dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. Typical houses consist of a tall stone block structure up to 5 storeys, with external and internal staircases surrounding the house. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Qafe or Neck of the Bazaar in the evening, a busy intersection of 5 streets that forms the heart of the old town of Gjirokastra, Southern Albania, with the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle above. Most of the Ottoman houses date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Zekate House, a grand fortified tower house built 1811-12 with twin towers and a great double arched facade, built and owned by Beqir Zeko, a general administrator of Ali Pasha's government, Gjirokastra, Southern Albania. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional Ottoman houses in Gjirokastra, Southern Albania, in the historical region of Epirus, with most Ottoman houses dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. Typical houses consist of a tall stone block structure up to 5 storeys, with external and internal staircases surrounding the house. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old houses inside the citadel at Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Houses in the Mangalem Quarter or Old Town and the Bachelors' Mosque or Xhami e Beqareve, built in 1827, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. In July 2008, the old town (Mangalem district) was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs in the Jewish cemetery in the South West corner of the Mellah or Jewish quarter, established in 1438 when the Jews were driven out of the old town to al-Mallah, Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The tombs in separate enclosures are of rabbis. The oldest tombs date to the 16th century. In the 9th century, Idriss II admitted many Jews to Fes from Andalusia, the Jewish community thrived here until the 11th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombs in the Jewish cemetery in the South West corner of the Mellah or Jewish quarter, established in 1438 when the Jews were driven out of the old town to al-Mallah, Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The tombs in separate enclosures are of rabbis. The oldest tombs date to the 16th century. In the 9th century, Idriss II admitted many Jews to Fes from Andalusia, the Jewish community thrived here until the 11th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lycian sarcophagus tombs with a rainbow in the sky overhead at the acropolis at Sydima, a Lycian site at Dorduga village, Fethiye, Antalya, Turkey. The ruins here date from the earliest classical Lycian period around the 5th century BC, although many of the remaining structures are Roman. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the bull, a Lycian rock tomb with arched tympanum topped with carved bull's horns, an ancient Anatolian symbol of courage and power, in Pinara, an ancient Lycian city on Mount Kragos, Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey. Pinara was founded in the 5th century BC as an extension of the overcrowded Xanthos and was one of the largest cities in Lycia. It was a religious centre dedicated to Apollo, Athena and Aphrodite which later became Christianised and was a bishopric in Byzantine times before being abandoned in the 9th century. The remains of several ancient temples can be seen in Pinara, as well as rock tombs, an upper and lower acropolis, a theatre, an odeon, an agora and a church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lycian 'pigeon hole' tombs cut into the cliff at Pinara, an ancient Lycian city on Mount Kragos, Fethiye, Mugla, Turkey. Pinara was founded in the 5th century BC as an extension of the overcrowded Xanthos and was one of the largest cities in Lycia. It was a religious centre dedicated to Apollo, Athena and Aphrodite which later became Christianised and was a bishopric in Byzantine times before being abandoned in the 9th century. The remains of several ancient temples can be seen in Pinara, as well as rock tombs, an upper and lower acropolis, a theatre, an odeon, an agora and a church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lycian sarcophagus tombs in Tlos, a Lycian city in the Xanthos valley, Antalya, Turkey. Tlos was a major Lycian city from the 5th century BC, joining the Lycian Federation in the 2nd century BC. It was settled by the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and finally the Ottoman Turks. Tlos has an agora, rock tombs and sarcophagi, a stadium, an acropolis, public bath, church and theatre, as well as the Ottoman residence of Ali Agha, governor of the region during the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rock-hewn Lycian tombs and the ancient wall surrounding the necropolis to the east of the acropolis at Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rock-hewn Lycian tombs in the necropolis to the east of the acropolis at Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The medina or old town of Tetouan on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The medina or old town of Tetouan in the evening, on the slopes of Jbel Dersa in the Rif Mountains of Northern Morocco. Tetouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period from the 8th century, when it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. The medina of Tetouan dates to the 16th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow stepped street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A woman shrouded in a headscarf and shawl against a blue wall of the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a round metal handle with a blue star-shaped base on a wooden window shutter in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blue painted steps in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow stepped street painted blue with coloured plant pots decorating the walls of the houses, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain with horseshoe arch stucco decoration on a narrow street painted blue in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A man crouching by a wall in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A wooden window shutter with round metal handle and wrought iron work above, painted blue, in the medina or old town of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains of North West Morocco. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rashid El Alami to house the muslims expelled from Andalusia. It is famous for its blue painted houses, originated by the Jewish community, and is listed by UNESCO under the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Watchtower on Ramparts with removable turret to allow a cannon to be placed here, mountains in the background, 17th century, Villefranche de Conflent, France. The 11th century medieval town, classed as one of the 'Most Beautiful Villages in France' (plus beaux villages de France), was fortified by Vauban (1633-1707) and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Watchtower with removable turret to allow a cannon to be placed here, Ramparts, 17th century, Villefranche de Conflent, France. The 11th century medieval town, classed as one of the 'Most Beautiful Villages in France' (plus beaux villages de France), was fortified by Vauban (1633-1707) and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Mosset, France. High above the Castellane valley, Mosset is classed as one of the 'Most Beautiful Villages in France' (plus beaux villages de France), featuring towers, curtain-walls, fresh water springs and the town gates. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Canigou landscape, Vallee de Conflent, Pyrenees Orientales, France. Prades is the main town in this lovely valley in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Photograph by Maneul Cohen.
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  • Eus, crowned by St Vincent's Church, 18th century, France. Classified as one of France's most beautiful and sunniest villages, Eus, a picturesque little town, cascades down the foothills of the Pyrenees. Photograph by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Estate grounds at the Chateau de la Chaize, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart for Francois de la Chaise, and built 1674-76, at Odenas, Rhone, France. The chateau has a French style garden and kitchen garden, both designed by Andre Le Notre, and its 400 hectare estate boasts Beaujolais vineyards planted in the 18th century and a winery built in 1771. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Footpath just below the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France, looking down to the clouds in the valley. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walker at the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers on the footpath just below the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walker on a rocky outcrop near the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The summit lies on the border between the communes of Vernet-les-Bains and Taurinya, and is marked by an iron cross. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large scree slope beside the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers on the footpath just below the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View over clouds in the valley from the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom beside the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mountainside with flowering azalea bushes and broom on the footpath ascending the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walker standing on a boulder beside the footpath just below the summit of the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers in cloudy conditions at a scree slope beside a snow patch, descending the footpath from the Pic du Canigou, in Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The Canigou stands at 2784m and is the highest of the Eastern peaks of the Pyrenees. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapelle Santa Barbara at Opoul-Perillos, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The medieval village grew with the adjacent Chateau d'Opoul-Perillos, also known as the Chateau d'Opoul or Chateau Salveterra, built by Jacques I of Aragon or Jaume I in 1246 on a rocky hill overlooking the plateau, to protect the border between France and the Kingdom of Aragon. It was besieged in 1598 by the French and taken by them in 1639, and in 1642 Richelieu ordered the castle to be abandoned and destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walkers crossing a bridge over the river beside the Cascade de Saint Vincent, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wild swimmer in the pool beneath the Cascade des Anglais, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wild swimmer in the pool beneath the Cascade des Anglais, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. NO MODEL RELEASE INCLUDED - Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wild swimmer in the pool beneath the Cascade des Anglais, in the Saint-Vincent river valley at Vernet-les-Bains, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Vernet-les-Bains is a spa town at the foot of Mt Canigou. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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