subject: Four Mysterious Towns In The Europe [print this page] Folgandros, Greece Folgandros, Greece
Folgandros which is located in the quiet town called Greek Cycladic Islands is unique because it is nothing in common with the other adjacent town, there are no more than two-story building, no yacht hided the harbor pier, no gift shop or fancy restaurant. In Folgandros, the remote Aegean island, you can only see the waves beating the pebble beach, goats in the hills chasing each other and an ancient wooden windmill rotating in the wind. As for people who already tired of the tourism full of bound, the most original ecology Greek island is a perfect haven of tranquility. The center of town is located in a 200-meter-high cliff. There is blue water as ever, it was named the one of the world's ten most famous beaches by the travel channel.
Arild, Sweden
Arild Peninsula is a fishing village located in southwestern Sweden. There are numerous natural beauties, but the most famous attractions are man-made. In 1980, a Swedish artist called Lars Vilks started to nail the collect driftwood from the bay together under a hill. Then a very strange building was completed and Lars Vilks announced it was an independent kingdom and named it as Ladonia. When police tried to tear down the buildings, the artists Christo and Joseph Beuys intervened to protect the down. Today the public art exhibits has been officially named Nimis, this maze composed with 100-meter-long tunnel and more than 10 meters high ground climbing tower and it was the amazing place for fearless explorer.
Getaria, Spain
It is a Basque seaport town 24 km away from San Sebastian and it may be the next tourist attraction in Spanish. It is famous for its abundant seafood. The bay of Biscay also produced a large of amount of squid and halibut. It is a good opportunity to enjoy food when you travel Getaria, you can dress cream-colored cashmere like locals, squeeze into the Luxor Steakhouse and eat Great steak. A leisure meal accompanied with a bottle of Rioja white wine, can anywhere better than here?
Terschelling, Netherlands
Although it is 136 km away from Amsterdam, Terschelling is still a paradise for travelers. Terschelling has Villas with Chevron roof and houses with clapboard roof both of which were built in 19th century. All the buildings can be lighten up by Brandaris which is lighthouse built in 1549 and the oldest remaining lighthouse in the Netherlands. In summer, from nightfall to the middle of the night, the locals like sitting in small restaurants, sipping a Jupiler beer while looking forward to a brighter future.
