We’ve been working on this post for about a week now so we expect that you are going to like it. This article contains photographs from plenty websites and photographers which you can find more details about them on the bottom of this post. We’ve gathered the most unseen places of the most famous European countries like Germany, Greece, France, Spain and Italy. Each photograph has a description below it that mentions where it was taken and the photographer’s name. We have discovered many popular places even our selves that we couldn’t even imagine before and we think that most of the people are going to love it. Not to mention that if you are planning to visit our continent “Europe” this summer 2011, this article is a “must read”. So be sure to share it with your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors , etc. Enjoy

Spain

Toledo, Spain

Photograph By James Blair (Around 1577, El Greco—an outspoken, flamboyant Greek painter in his mid-30s—journeyed to Spain to seek his fortune. In time his adopted land would claim him as one of its greatest artists, and the identities of El Greco (The Greek) and Toledo would become closely linked.)

Santa María la Blanca Church

Photograph By James Blair (In 1411, during the dark chapter of repression, the city’s oldest synagogue was converted into the church of Santa María la Blanca. Muslims, Jews, and Christians had coexisted for 700 years until intolerance flamed; unconverted Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.)

Town on the Coast of Spain

by ~bendecida

Benalmadena City

by *inObrAS

Nou Camp Stadium Barcelona

by =Nightline

Leon, Spain

by ~Sathoro

Granada (Spain, Andalusia),

by =ensilencio

Nikki Beach Spain HDR

by *1—ROB—1

Valencia

by ~CrLT

Segovia

by ~CrLT

Barcelona: Gaudí’s Mark

A beautiful park partially frames La Sagrada Familia, Guidi’s most well known design in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo By: John & Tina Reid)

Barcelona – Olympic Village – Hotel Arts  Darrell Godliman

Compared to the newer Barcelona landmarks such as the Torre Agbar and the Torres de la Fira the SOM designed Arts Hotel looks somewhat dated with its Hi-tech style.

From Wikipedia : “The Hotel Arts is a 39-story, 600 room luxury hotel on the seafront of Barcelona, in Spain. Contrary to popular belief, it was not built to service the 1992 Summer Olympics, though its construction was part of the big changes underwent by the city to prepare the Games. It remains one of the city’s leading hotels. It is operated by the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain.

Barcelona – Rambla de Mar

Here is the Rambla de Mar extension of the Rambla, lit by the last of the late afternoon sunlight.

From Wikipedia : “Port Vell (Literally ‘Old Harbour’ in Catalan) is a waterfront harbour in Barcelona, Spain. It was built as part of an urban renewal program prior to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Before this, it was a run-down area of empty warehouses, railroad yards, and factories. 16 million people visit the complex each year. (Photo By Darrell Godliman)

Barcelona – Glories

This is the Glories roundabout and the 144m high Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel, taken from the top of one of the Sagrada Familias towers. More shots to follow of this distinctive and rather phallic skyscraper (don’t say you hadn’t noticed).(Photo By: - Darrell Godliman)

Barcelona

By: Roel De Gama

Germany

Hamburg Port

Bavaria, Chiemsee

The third largest lake in Germany. Sometimes referred to the Bavarian sea, the lake was created during the last glacial age 10000 years ago. The two major islands in the lake are called Herreninsel, on which the Herrenchiemsee castle is located, and Fraueninsel. The Chiemsee lake is a popular recreation area.

Castle Neuschwanstein in southern Bavaria

A fairy tale castle in a breathtaking setting. The castle, which is the most famous of King Ludwig II castles, was built between 1868-1892 at a huge cost and was completed after King Ludwig II death in 1886.

Munich Airport

Olympic Centre, Munich

The 1972 Munich Olympic games took place.

Karlsplatz (Stachus) and Palace of Justice

Munich – Skyline with Marienplatz and Town hall

Frauenkirche,  clock towers

Lower Saxony

A state in northwestern Germany with a long coastline. It’s territory consists mostly of flat plains. Along the coast is the chain of the East Frisian islands. Lower Saxony was created by the merger of the former state of Hanover with several smaller states in 1946. It’s capital is the city of Hanover.

The North Sea coast, Lower Saxony

In Lower Saxony consists mostly of wetlands, marshes and sand dunes. The Wadden Sea national park, an intertidal zone extending along the coast, rich in biological diversity was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 2009. The North Sea coast in Lower Saxony attracts a large number of tourists during the summer months.

Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a German city situated in the south-west of the country. It is the fifth largest city of the German State of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg im Breisgau. Heidelberg is part of a densely populated region known as the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. As of 2009, over 145,000 people live within the city’s area. Heidelberg lies on the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald. BY georg nowak (jurek1951)

Skyline-Frankfurt.

The view was taken in the observer platform at 200m.of Main Tower. It was interesting to discover the city in all sides. Framkfurt’taki gokdelenlerden en yukseklerinden olan Main Tower’dan cekilen bir goruntu. Sehri her yonden gormek ilginc oluyor. Goruntu 200 m. den alindi. BY TULAY GULUMSER

The Christmas Market set on the Römerberg in Frankfurts Old Town

View to the Ostzeile (the row of six picturesque half-timbered houses) and to the Alte Nikolaikirche

By Daisy Sis (desislava)

France

Paris

Paris is a densely settled metropolis, but one with numerous small parks and gardens. Most public places have benches or chairs, which encourage people to stop, rest, and talk. And of course sidewalk cafés, like this one, are everywhere. (Photograph by Steven Greaves, My Shot)

Notre Dame

The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris was among the first churches to have flying buttresses. It’s also known for its stained-glass windows, pointed arches, and rib vaulting and was crucial in the development of the French Gothic style. Construction began in 1163, during the reign of Louis VII. (Photograph by Mark Cannon, My Shot)

The Orangerie at Versailles

Beloved by Louis XIV, orange trees outline a formal garden at Versailles, the royal residence just outside Paris. During the winter, the fruit trees are moved inside the Orangerie, the building that fronts the ornamental parterre. (Photograph by Tracy Weddle, My Shot)

Louvre, Paris

World-renowned architect I. M. Pei designed the glass and steel pyramid that tops the main entrance to the Louvre museum in Paris, controversial when it debuted in 1989. The Louvre stretches almost half a mile (0.8 kilometers) along the River Seine, farther than two Eiffel Towers laid end to end. Its priceless works of art include the “Mona Lisa,” the “Venus de Milo,” and more than 20,000 other Greek and Roman antiquities. (Photograph by Michael Gurrey, My Shot)

Chenonceau Castle, Loire Valley

Boaters and bikers alike enjoy the scenery around Chenonceau Castle in the Loire Valley. King Henri II made a gift of the elegant Chenonceau palace to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. After his death, she was forced by his wife, Catherine de Médicis, to exchange it for the nearby Chaumont chateau. (Photograph by Irek)

Eiffel Tower

Built for the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, with its record height and panoramic views, didn’t do much for the critics, who called it unsightly. Today it’s one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. (Photograph by Milan Patnaik)

Cannes

Cannes’s Suquet Quarter is the city’s old town, with narrow streets winding up the hill and a 12th-century tower at the top. (Photograph by Raul Touzon/National Geographic Stock)

Niece, France

by ~Killswitch-Engaged

St Omer, France

by ~simoner

Chateau – France

by ~simoner

Lyon, France

by ~SubEleven7

Chateau de Versailles

by *Coralulu

Port de Toulon, France

by *Chaton75

Lyon, France

By: SubEleven7

Paris Street

Sunset falls over Paris, where the Eiffel Tower looms large over much of the city, and cafes seem to mark every corner. (Photograph By

Photograph by Fred Derwal/Getty)

Italy

Village, Italy

By CubaGallery

Venezia, Italy

By Davide Simonetti

Camogli

By Davide Simonetti

Sunset in Venice

Sunset bathes the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in pastel hues. Neither land nor water, but shimmering somewhere in between, the city of Venice lifts like a mirage from a lagoon at the head of the Adriatic. (Photograph by Maureen Greco)

Lake Como, Lombardy

Lights line the banks of Lake Como, as seen from Monte San Primo in Lombardy. After visiting the lake in 1875, composer Franz Liszt remarked, “When you write about two happy lovers, let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como. (Photograph by Davide Necchi)

Vernazza, Italy

Another spectacular view of Vernazza, one of the five ‘Cinque Terre” villages on the northwest coast of Italy. By PhotoScenics

Riomaggiore

By PhotoScenics

Spello il Subasio brucia la potatura degli Ulivi

By Cleto Azzarelli

Sotto questo cielo

By Satana737

The glory of Etna’s 1999 Bocca Nuova eruption

By etnaboris

Lago di Garda – Lazise Harbour

By madbesl

Grey Skies at Manarola

By Atilla2008

Camogli

By cienne45

Greece

 

Santorini-at-Night

By Emma_L_M

Santorini Greece

By billandcathy

Mykonos

By Apel.les

Mykonos

By wmchu

Temple of Poseidon

By: Evan Varsamis

The Holy Monastery of Rousanou. Kalambaka, Greece

It is dedicated to ‘The Transfiguration’ but honoured to Saint Barbara. The ‘Katholikon’, in the Athonite type, was founded in the middle of 16th century and decorated in 1560. Both, the Katholikon and the reception halls are in the ground floor while the ‘archontariki’, cells and subsidiary rooms are scattered in the basement and the first floor (By archer10 (Dennis)

Crete, Arkadi

The famous Temple of Crete where in the start of the 18th century many Cretans self exploded not to be captured or slauthered by the Turks. [By Nikosp!]

Lefkada By Night

[By evansg]

The Acropolis of Athens

By photogon

Athens Downtown

By Charalampos Konstantinidis

The Erechtheum

By Todd Sipes Photography

Idra

By massimo faccioli pintozzi

Spetses

By George Ioannou

Milos, Sarakiniko Beach

By Toast_R