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A large Soviet-style apartment block decorated by a mural of a nesting Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Madzharovo, Haskovo, Bulgaria
Quick ViewA panorama of Lourdes old town and the Gave d’Aspe on a misty, rainy summer day, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA townscape on a misty, rainy summer day with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary at the Sanctuary in Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewPeople, including pilgrims to the nearby Sanctuary, shelter from rain beneath shop and restaurant canopies in the centre of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA statue of the Virgin Mary holding rosaries featuring prominently in a souvenir shop of religious artefacts in the centre of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewPeople, including pilgrims to the nearby Sanctuary, shelter from rain beneath shop and restaurant canopies in the centre of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick View“Minimalist” image of a huge cloudy sky above a group of white wooden huts on a sandy beach, marked by vehicle tracks, and the sea at the Plage de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Quick ViewA group of white wooden huts on a sandy beach, marked by vehicle tracks, and the sea at the Plage de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Quick ViewA view across rolling fields and farmland to the English Channel (La Manche) and obelisk at the summit of Cap Blanc-Nez, Escalles, Hauts-de-France
Quick ViewOld, multi-storey buildings next to a wide, fast-flowing river in the centre of Oloron Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Acquitaine, France
Quick ViewSunrise over a misty valley and reservoir with surrounding hills in shadow, La Mongie, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewPost-dawn, early sunrise view up a small valley to a mountain summit, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA herd of white cows grazing on mountain pasture, shadowed by nearby peaks, in summer, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewThree white cows laying at the edge on a mountain road below sharp peaks in summer, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewThree white cows laying at the edge on a mountain road in summer, Col du Tourmalet, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA herd of cows on a mountain road beneath rocky peaks in summer, Col de Soulor, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewSun highlights a section of winding mountain road below two dramatic, jagged peaks in the valley of the Bastan below the Col du Tourmalet, Barèges, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA road cyclist descends at the extreme left hand side of the frame, approaching white food trucks, as white cattle graze on summer pastures below the Col du Tourmalet, Barèges, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA road cyclist appears tiny in the frame on a winding mountain road along steep slopes, dwarfed by a large peak and ridge, Col du Tourmalet, Barèges, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA road cyclist in the foreground on a winding mountain road between steep cliffs, with peaks shrouded by cloud, Col du Tourmalet, Barèges, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Quick ViewA pale blue steel gravel/adventure bicycle propped against the safety railing of a road across a stream flowing into a sea loch, Gravir, South Lochs, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Quick ViewA loaded bikepacking cycle propped against a pillar on a platform of a mainline train station in warm evening light, Gare d’Austerlitz, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Quick ViewA loaded bikepacking cycle stands on a pedestrian and cycle bridge, marked with the EV4 long distance cycle route designation, with the backdrop of the Calais town hall, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Quick ViewA loaded bikepacking cycle stands against a huge haystack near Wissant, Hauts-de-France, France
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