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  • Storm cloud with lightning over the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. On the left is the Palacio de Justicia de Barcelona, built 1887-1908 by Jose Domenech y Estapa and Enric Sagnier to house the city courts and provincial courts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parisian rooftop view at dusk with Montmartre Hill and Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a stormy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parisian rooftop view at dusk with Montmartre Hill and Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a stormy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of the rural architecture in the volcanic landscape, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured beneath a rainbow on November 26, 2010 in the afternoon. 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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  • Panoramic view of the volcanic landscape, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 24, 2010 at sunset. This view, enhanced by dramatic evening clouds, is from Yaiza village with the Timanfaya mountains silhouetted in the distance. 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 traditional rural architecture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 30, 2010 in the afternoon, beneath a stormy sky and a spectacular rainbow. 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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  • Low angle view of "Fertility" sculpture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 27, 2010 in the afternoon against a cloudy sky. Isolated on the horizon, stands a monumental sculpture called "Fertility", dedicated to rural Lanzarote. It is made with water tanks from sailing boats and other objects painted and assembled together, forming a set of geometric forms with high visual impact. The sculpture "Fertility", 1968, was designed by local artist Cesar Manrique (1919-92), and his clothing was given by Jesus Soto, his long term working associate. 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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  • Montmartre rooftop view at sunset with Basilique du Sacre Coeur silhouetted beneath a cloudy sky, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Cesar Manrique Foundation, Taro de Tahiche, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, pictured on November 27, 2010 in the afternoon against a cloudy sky. Formerly the artist's studio and home, the house was built in 1968 on the site where a volcano erupted in 1730-36. The living space is formed from five volcanic bubbles and the style is inspired by the traditional local architecture. The Cesar Manrique Foundation, created in 1992, is devoted to the Arts, the Environment, and the conservation, study and promotion of the work of Cesar Manrique. 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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  • Champagne vineyards and a rainbow in Hautvillers, Vallee de la Marne, Grand Est, France. The Champagne hillsides are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eglise Notre-Dame, rebuilt 1686, and jetties for mooring boats on the river Meuse, on a misty morning in the town of Givet near the Belgian border, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The town is home to the Fortress of Charlemont and the Caserne Rouge. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Dinant and boats on the river Meuse on a misty day, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western bank of the river Nile with houses and palm trees, on a misty day, at Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Playa de Oyambre or Oyambre beach on a misty day, a 2km long white sandy beach, part of the Parque Natural de Oyambre, a 196 hectare protected reserve with important ecosystems of cliffs, sea and inland beaches, estuaries and dunes, in Cantabria on the north coast of Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Playa de Oyambre or Oyambre beach on a misty day, a 2km long white sandy beach, part of the Parque Natural de Oyambre, a 196 hectare protected reserve with important ecosystems of cliffs, sea and inland beaches, estuaries and dunes, in Cantabria on the north coast of Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olive trees on a windy day on the lower slopes of Mont Caro, in the Parc Naturel des Ports, Tortosa-Beseit, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The Park was founded in 1995 and covers 60,000 hectares of varied landscape around the Els Ports massif south of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olive trees on a windy day on the lower slopes of Mont Caro, in the Parc Naturel des Ports, Tortosa-Beseit, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The Park was founded in 1995 and covers 60,000 hectares of varied landscape around the Els Ports massif south of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olive trees on a windy day on the lower slopes of Mont Caro, in the Parc Naturel des Ports, Tortosa-Beseit, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The Park was founded in 1995 and covers 60,000 hectares of varied landscape around the Els Ports massif south of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olive trees on a windy day on the lower slopes of Mont Caro, in the Parc Naturel des Ports, Tortosa-Beseit, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The Park was founded in 1995 and covers 60,000 hectares of varied landscape around the Els Ports massif south of the river Ebro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegory of the wind, detail from the Aurigas mosaic, Roman, 4th century AD, from the Calle Arzobispo Massona in Merida, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. This floor mosaic is decorated with geometric and plant motifs, and 3 images of a bacchic scene and 2 chariots. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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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  • Tower of the Winds, an octagonal marble tower which is a water clock, sundial, and weathervane, 2nd - 1st century BC by Andronicus of Cyrrhus, a Macedonian astronomer, in the Roman Agora, Athens, Greece. The frieze around the tower depicts the 8 wind directions. The Roman Agora is an area built in the 1st century BC during the reigns of Julius Ceasar and Ceasar Augustus and used as a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Countryside around Trim castle in the morning mist, County Meath, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stonehenge, watercolour painting, 1827, by J M W Turner, 1775-1851, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The painting shows the huge stone circle at Stonehenge during a storm, with a sheep and shepherd in the foreground struck by lightning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desert clouds, painting, after 1930, oil on canvas, by Edgar Alwin Payne, 1881-1947, American artist, from the Roath Collection of Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. The painting depicts and American landscape with tabletop mountains and Native Americans approaching on horseback under a huge cloudscape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. To the left is the Colonna de San Todaro, with a statue of the Byzantine saint San Teodoro Amasea, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arcades of the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. To the right is the Column of San Marco, with a statue of St Mark the evangelist in the form of a winged lion, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. To the right is the Column of San Marco, with a statue of St Mark the evangelist in the form of a winged lion, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. In the distance is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, a 16th century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio in Renaissance style and built 1566-1610, on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. To the left is the Colonna de San Todaro, with a statue of the Byzantine saint San Teodoro Amasea, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. To the left is the Colonna de San Todaro, with a statue of the Byzantine saint San Teodoro Amasea, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. To the right is the edge of the Campanile of St Mark's or Campanile di San Marco, the brick bell tower of the basilica, dating to 1514. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Watering Place at Marly-Le-Roy - Hoarfrost, 1876, oil painting by Alfred Sisley, 1839-99, from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, USA. Sisley was an Impressionist painter who mainly painted outside, en plein air. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Local men playing giant chess in the square near the orthodox church, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city was founded by the Ottomans in 1461. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Towers of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Towers of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Towers of the Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques or Abbey-church of Saint-Foy, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France, a Romanesque abbey church begun 1050 under abbot Odolric to house the remains of St Foy, a 4th century female martyr. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago da Compostela, and is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional house on the edge of a valley, filled with morning mist, Conques, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Retour du Grognard, or The Return of the Old Guard, detail, 1821, oil on canvas, by Paul Huet, 1803-69, French artist, depicting a lone Napoleonic soldier symbolising the discontent and disillusionment following the Napoleonic wars, in Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Retour du Grognard, or The Return of the Old Guard, 1821, oil on  canvas, by Paul Huet, 1803-69, French artist, depicting a lone Napoleonic soldier symbolising the discontent and disillusionment following the Napoleonic wars, in Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A double rainbow over the village of Cucugnan, in Cathar country, near Corbieres, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Double spires of the Nikolaikirche or St Nicholas Church, built 1220-30, the oldest church in Berlin, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The church was restored in the 1980s by the former East Germany, the German Democratic Republic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Jupiter throwing a lightning bolt, by Ambroise Dubois, 1542-1615, in the Galerie des Assiettes or Plate Gallery, built c. 1840 under Louis-Philippe at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The early 17th century frescoes were transported here from the Diana Gallery. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking through the archway of the Porte Saint Jean, or St John's Gate, built 1286-1306, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chimney on the upper part of the Tour Thibaud or Thibaud tower, built in the 12th century under Thibaud II count of Champagne (the rest of the tower was destroyed in the 15th century), on a misty day at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall of the Thibaud Grande Poterie or pottery works, 13th century (left), and the supporting wall of the 15th century drawbridge (centre), with the moat behind, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Porte Saint Jean, or St John's Gate, built 1286-1306, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the wooden footbridge over the moat leading to the Porte Saint Jean, or St John's Gate, built 1286-1306, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The colonnaded facade which lined the Forum or marketplace and forms one side of the Roman Basilica, 217 AD, used as courts of justice and city governance, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The colonnaded facade which lined the Forum or marketplace and forms one side of the Roman Basilica, 217 AD, used as courts of justice and city governance, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The dry moat and gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The dry moat and gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Prague during a rainstorm, seen from Prague Castle, with castle walls in the foreground, the Vltava river and the Old Town in the distance, Prague, Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A demon whips up a storm and attempts to sink the boat and destroy the relics of St Stephen. Julienne anxiously watches a man protecting the reliquary with his body. Section of the storm, 1220-25, from the Life of St Stephen and transferral of his relics window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, unusually dominantly red in colour, tells the story of the life of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who died c. 36 AD and whose relics are held at Chartres. It is situated in the chapel dedicated to martyrs. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clouds over the Ebro Delta, green rice field and small house lit by sunset, Tarragona, Spain. The Ebro Delta is the main coastal delta of the Iberian Peninsula with a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15000 hectares. It lies in the spot where the Ebro river reaches the Mediterranean Sea at the northern point of the Gulf of Valencia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach and village, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday.  Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Panoramic view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Picture by Manuel Cohen. Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. The long sands around the bay are populated by fishermen, both in boats and digging for shellfish, and shepherds grazing their sheep on the salt grass marshes at low tide. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Sun beams breaking through clouds over the plains to the east of Langres, seen from the town ramparts, in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Storm clouds out to sea off the coast of Castellon, Valencia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spire on the roof terrace of Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The roof houses 20 fantastic chimney stacks and a 15m high spire above the dome of the main hall. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Empty tables of a trattoria and the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. To the right is the Column of San Marco, with a statue of St Mark the evangelist in the form of a winged lion, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Nikolaikirche or St Nicholas Church, built 1220-30, the oldest church in Berlin, Mitte, Berlin, Germany. The church was restored in the 1980s by the former East Germany, the German Democratic Republic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Porte Saint Jean, or St John's Gate, built 1286-1306, and its wooden footbridge over the moat, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking through the archway of the Porte Saint Jean, or St John's Gate, built 1286-1306, at the medieval castle of Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. The first fortifications on this spur over the river Marne date from the 4th century and the first castle was built in the 9th century Merovingian period by the counts of Vermandois. Thibaud II enlarged the castle in the 12th century and built the Tour Thibaud, and Thibaud IV expanded it significantly in the 13th century to include 17 defensive towers in the walls and an East and South gate. The castle was largely destroyed in the French Revolution after having been a royal palace since 1285. In 1814 it was used as a citadel for Napoleonic troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High level terrace at the back of the gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • High level terrace at the back of the gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The gatehouse with its 2 entry towers on the East wall of the Chateau de Dourdan, built 1220-22 by Guillaume de Flamenville under Philippe Auguste, replacing an earlier wooden structure, Dourdan, Hurepoix, Essonne, France. The castle is built on a square plan, with towers along the sides, at 3 of the corners and an isolated donjon at the 4th, and is surrounded by a dry moat. From 1672-1852 it became a prison, and now houses a history museum. The castle became an Historical Monument in 1964. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 at midday. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of Le Crotoy beach, Baie de Somme, France, pictured on February 20, 2010 in the morning. Le Crotoy is said to be the only South facing beach in Northern France. Beneath wide skies the channels of seawater snake across the open sands creating natural abstract patterns. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Sculptural detail of a scroll and figure, badly weathered, at the level of the Vestibule on the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a scroll and figure, badly weathered, on the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • River running alongside the road and weathered limestone rock at the Gorges de Galamus, between Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, and Cubieres sur Cinoble, Aude, Occitanie, France. The gorge is about 2 miles long and 500m deep, carved by the Agly river through the limestone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pools in the weathered limestone rocks at the Gorges de Galamus, between Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, and Cubieres sur Cinoble, Aude, Occitanie, France. The gorge is about 2 miles long and 500m deep, carved by the Agly river through the limestone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded rock at the Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boats in a cove at the Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pla de Tudela in the Parc Natural del Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Spain. This rocky plain was formerly part of a Club Med complex, which was removed 2009-10 to restore the natural environment. The lunar landscape inspired many paintings by Salvador Dali, who lived nearby in Portlligat. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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